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2. A very small quantity or value.
[Obs.]

In her cup was no farthing seen of
grease.

3. A division of land. [Obs.]

Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine
farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's
fee.

Far"thin*gale (?), n. [OE.
vardingale, fardingale, fr. OF. vertugale,
verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp.
verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a
young shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis.
See Verdant.] A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other
light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat.

We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . .

With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and
things.

||Fas"ces (?), n. pl. [L.,
pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a
band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.)
A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade
projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their
authority.


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