facile (fas'il), ready.
faculty (fak'ul-ti), mental power.
fain (fan), willingly.
fallow (fal'o), land plowed but not seeded.
Faneuil Hall (fan'l), a building in Boston, Massachusetts, where Revolutionary orators frequently addressed public meetings.
fantastic (fan-tas'tik), grotesque; imaginary.
"fatal sisters," this refers to the three Fates of Greek mythology, "spinners of the thread of life." The first, Clotho, spins the thread of life, the second, Lachesis, determines its length, and the third, Atropos, cuts it. The Greek Fates have their counterpart in the Norse Norns.
Fata Morgana (fa'ta mor-ga'na), a mirage at sea. The spectator on shore sees images of men, houses, and ships, sometimes on the sea; so-called because formerly regarded as the work of a fairy of this name.
Father of Waters, a fanciful name given by the Indians to the Mississippi River.
fathom (fath'um), find the depth of; measure of length containing six feet.