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These laces, ribbons, and these
faules.

Fault (?), n. [OE. faut,
faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr.
a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L.
fallere to deceive. See Fail, and cf. Default.]
1. Defect; want; lack; default.

One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to
call my friend.

2. Anything that fails, that is wanting, or
that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.

As patches set upon a little breach

Discredit more in hiding of the fault.

3. A moral failing; a defect or dereliction
from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a
crime.

4. (Geol. & Mining) (a)
A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
(b) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by
impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault,
etc.


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