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"Section F, G and H"


4. The state of being fast or
swift.


Fas"tu*ous (?), a. [L.
fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F.
fastueux.] Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.]
Barrow. -- Fas"tu*ous*ness, n.
[Obs.] Jer. Taylor.


Fat (?), n. [See Vat,
n.] 1. A large tub, cistern,
or vessel; a vat.
[Obs.]


The fats shall overflow with wine and
oil.
Joel ii. 24.


2. A measure of quantity, differing for
different commodities.
[Obs.] Hebert.


Fat, a. [Compar.
Fatter (?); superl. Fattest (?).]
[AS. f&aemacr;tt; akin to D. vet, G. fett,
feist, Icel. feitr, Sw. fet, Dan. fed,
and perh. to Gr. pi^dax spring, fountain,
pidy`ein to gush forth, pi`wn fat, Skr.
pi to swell.] 1. Abounding with
fat
; as: (a) Fleshy; characterized by
fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a
fat ox.


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