Emily Dickinson Lexicon

fasten (-ed), v. [OE faestnian, make firm.] (webplay: feel, lay, siege).

Affix; bind; attach securely; (see Exodus 28:14).

fastened, adj. [see fasten, v.]

Shut; closed; [fig.] muted.

fastening (-s), n. [see fasten, v.]

Fixture; clip; couple; firm hold.

fastidious, adj. [L. fastidium, loathing.]

Meticulous; dainty; delicately colored or arranged; fragile to a fault.

fastness, n. [see fast, n.]

Stronghold; fortress; strength; [fig.] virginity; fidelity.

fat, adj. [OE.] (webplay: grown, food, heart, lean).

Plump; fleshy; juicy; robust; (see Genesis 41:4).

fatal, adj. [L.] (webplay: cause, day, deadly, fight, mortal).

Deadly; ominous; destructive; fateful.

fate (-'s), n. [L. fatum, to speak.] (webplay: approach, cause, death, mortals, superior).

1. Course; destiny; uncontrollable lot; predestination.
2. Final state; end; death.

father (-s, -'s, -'d), n. [OE faeder, begetter.] (webplay: Adam, age, care, child, church, city, first, former, God, invents, learning, man, old, paternal, person, poor, respect, son, town, wise).

1. Male parent; paternal begetter; (see Genesis 2:24).
2. God; supreme being; divine care giver; heavenly parent to all mankind; (see Matthew 6:9-10).
3. Originator; institutor; framer; (see Genesis 17:5).
4. Ancestor; forefather; progenitor; (see Genesis 15:15).

fathom (-s), n. [OE faeðm, thread or line.] (webplay: containing, depth, feet, sea, thought).

Measurement; mark; nautical gauge to calculate cables, cordage, and depth by a line and a lead; (see Acts 27:28).