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2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and
upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.

3. (Zoöl.) United into a conical
bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of
wheat.

Fast"ish (?), a. Rather fast;
also, somewhat dissipated. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

Fast"ly, adv. Firmly;
surely.

Fast"ness, n. [AS.
fæstnes, fr. fæst fast. See Fast,
a.] 1. The state of being fast
and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

All . . . places of fastness [are] laid
open.

2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or
fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their
fastnesses in the mountains.

3. Conciseness of style. [Obs.]
Ascham.


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