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(b) Any bird of the Australian genus
Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan
during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.

Fan"-tailed` (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as,
the fan-tailed pigeon.

Fan*ta"si*a (?), n. [It. See
Fancy.] (Mus.) A continuous composition, not
divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary
rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves
unrestricted by set form.

Fan"ta*sied (?), a. [From
Fantasy.] Filled with fancies or imaginations.
[Obs.] Shak.

Fan"tasm (?), n. [See Phantasm,
Fancy.] Same as Phantasm.

Fan"tast (?), n. One whose manners
or ideas are fantastic. [R.] Coleridge.

Fan*tas"tic (?), a. [F.
fantastique, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; able to
represent, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to make visible.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 12) First and Last Things (page 7) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 154)

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