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Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.

Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.

To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. The earth mourneth and fadeth away. Is. xxiv. 4.

That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. "His faded cheek." Milton. Where the faded moon Made a dim silver twilight. Keats.

To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n. Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away. Guardian. If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way. Mark viii. 8.…

Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster; as, the fascicled leaves of the pine or larch; the fascicled roots of the dahlia; fascicled muscle fibers; fascicled tufts of hair.

Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. [Obs.] Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures. Swift.

To grow fat or corpulent; to grow plump, thick, or fleshy; to be pampered. And villains fatten with the brave man's labor. Otway.

To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out.

The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster.

a common species of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixfæmina), growing in many countries; lady fern.

croscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development; as, the acetic ferment, the butyric ferment, etc. See Fermentation. Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are chemical substances, as a rule soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In ac…

tion on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size.

Growing hot.

To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.

me some wine; fill full. Shak. To back and fill. See under Back, v. i. -- To fill up, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand.

To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town. To fire up, to grow irritated or angry. "He . . . fired up, and stood vigorously on his defense." Macaulay.

To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags. The pleasures of the town begin to flag. Swift.

Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying. -- Flag"ging*ly, adv.

To become or grow flat, even, depressed dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch.