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"Section F, G and H"

A fabrik made
of silk and wool or hair.
Simmonds.


Far"ant*ly (?), a. [See
Farrand.] Orderly; comely; respectable. [Obs.]
Halliwell.


Farce (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p.
Farced (?), p. pr. & vb. n.
Farcing (&?;).] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to
Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to fence in, stop up. Cf. Force
to stuff, Diaphragm, Frequent, Farcy,
Farse.] 1. To stuff with forcemeat;
hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to
stuff.
[Obs.]


The first principles of religion should not be
farced with school points and private tenets.

Bp. Sanderson.


His tippet was aye farsed full of
knives.
Chaucer.


2. To render fat. [Obs.]


If thou wouldst farce thy lean
ribs.
B. Jonson.


3. To swell out; to render pompous.
[Obs.]


Farcing his letter with fustian.


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