FAGOTTO
Fa*got"to, n. Etym: [It. See Fagot.] (Mus.)
Defn: The bassoon; — so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.
FAHAM
Fa"ham, n.
Defn: The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
FAHLBAND
Fahl"band`, n. Etym: [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a band.]
(Mining)
Defn: A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.
Raymond.
FAHLERZ; FAHLBAND Fahl"erz, Fahl"band, n. Etym: [G. fahlerz; fahl dun-colored, fallow + erz ore.] (Min.)
Defn: Same as Tetrahedrite.
FAHLUNITE
Fah"lun*ite, n. Etym: [From Falhun, a place in Sweden.] (Min.)
Defn: A hydration of iolite.