Section F, G and H

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OE. faden
to flatter, and AS. f&?;gan to join, unit, G.
fügen, or AS. āfægian to depict; all
perh. form the same root as E. fair. Cf. Fair,
a., Fay to fit.] To fit; to suit; to
agree.

They shall be made, spite of antipathy, to
fadge together.

Milton.

Well, Sir, how fadges the new design
?

Wycherley.

Fadge (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A small flat loaf or thick cake; also, a fagot. [Prov.
Eng.] Halliwell.

Fad"ing (?), a. Losing freshness,
color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss
of color, freshness, or vigor. -- Fad"ing*ly,
adv. -- Fad"ing*ness,
n.

Fad"ing, n. An Irish dance; also,
the burden of a song. "Fading is a fine jig." [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.

Fad"me (?), n. A fathom.
[Obs.] Chaucer.

Fad"y (?), a. Faded.

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