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Fau"tor (?), n. [L., contr. fr.
favitor, fr. favere to be favorable: cf. F.
fauteur. See Favor.] A favorer; a patron; one who
gives countenance or support; an abettor. [Obs.]

The king and the fautors of his
proceedings.

Fau"tress (?), n. [L. fauutrix:
cf. F. fautrice.] A patroness. [Obs.]
Chapman.

||Fau`vette" (?), n. [F., dim. fr.
fauve fawn-colored.] (Zoöl.) A small singing
bird, as the nightingale and warblers.

||Faux (?), n.; pl.
Fauces (#). [L.] See Fauces.

||faux` pas" (?). [F. See False, and Pas.]
A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.

Fa*vag"i*nous (?), a. [L. favus
a honeycomb.] Formed like, or resembling, a honeycomb.

Fa"vas (?), n. See Favus,
n., 2. Fairholt.

Fa"vel (?), a.


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