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"Section F, G and H"


1. (Arch.) Having windows; characterized
by windows.


2. Same as Fenestrate.


Fen`es*tra"tion (?), n.
1. (Arch.) The arrangement and
proportioning of windows; -- used by modern writers for the
decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window
(and door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions.


2. (Anat.) The state or condition of
being fenestrated.


Fe*nes"trule (?), n. [L.
fenestrula a little window, dim. of fenestra a window.]
(Zoöl.) One of the openings in a fenestrated
structure.


Fen"gite (?), n. (Min.) A
kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of
its transparency.


Fe"ni*an (?), n. [From the
Finians or Fenii, the old militia of Ireland, who were
so called from Fin or Finn, Fionn, or
Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional history.] A
member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen,
having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in
Ireland.


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