Definition of fan

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Fan (n.) To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan axcites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace..

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Solifugae :: Solifugae (n. pl.) A division of arachnids having large, powerful fangs and a segmented abdomen; -- called also Solpugidea, and Solpugides..
Billingsgate :: Billingsgate (n.) Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry..
Kid :: Kid (n.) A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on..
Fangled :: Fangled (a.) New made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Obs., except with the prefix new.] See Newfangled..
Babyship :: Babyship (n.) The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
Sacrilege :: Sacrilege (n.) The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses..
Idealist :: Idealist (n.) One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
Fantastical :: Fantastical (a.) Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.
Romantic :: Romantic (a.) Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking..
Fanion :: Fanion (n.) A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.
Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..
Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..
Lunacy :: Lunacy (n.) A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism..
Seem :: Seem (a.) To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as..
Bird Fancier :: Bird fancier () One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
Flourish :: Flourish (n.) Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit..
Profanation :: Profanation (v. t.) The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with undue publicity, or lack of delicacy..
Kickshaws :: Kickshaws (n.) Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy..
Division :: Division (n.) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
Troop :: Troop (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery..
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