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A tear. [Poetic] Shak.

material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

ity or college (Philosophy, Law, Medicine, or Theology), to whom was granted the right of teaching (profitendi or docendi) in the department in which they had studied; at present, the members of a profession itself; as, the medical faculty; the legal faculty, ect.

s), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.

the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.

To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

To let fall; to drop. [Obs.] For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds. Shak.

ted; as, fallow ground. Fallow chat, Fallow finch (Zoöl.), a small European bird, the wheatear (Saxicola ænanthe). See Wheatear.

Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. False face must hide what the false heart doth know. Shak.

lsely murdered." Shak. Oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 20. Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely Jer. vii. 9.

To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. "He found his legs falter." Wiseman.

To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. "Chariots fanged with scythes." Philips.

The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead. [Eng.]

To vex; to tease; to trouble. [Scot.]

Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.

or so probable as to be generally believed. -- To fasten one's eyes upon, to look upon steadily without cessation. Acts iii. 4.

ver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher. The father of all such as handle the harp and organ. Gen. iv. 21. Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. Shak. The father of good news. Shak.

arbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves fatlike substances. -- Fatty clays. See under Clay. -- Fatty degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition, in which the oil globules, naturally present in cer…

for men of authority or worth. I will put my fear in their hearts. Jer. xxxii. 40. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Ps. xxxiv. 11. render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear. Rom. xiii. 7.

als; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler.