Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: fast – fate
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fast (-er), adv. [OE.] (webplay: close, near).
Quickly; rapidly; swiftly.
fast (-s), v. [OE.]
Desist from; abstain from food; refrain from something by religious covenant; (see Judges 20:26).
fasten (-ed), v. [OE faestnian, make firm.] (webplay: feel, lay, siege).
Affix; bind; attach securely; (see Exodus 28:14).
fastened, verbal adj. [see fasten, v.]
Shut; closed; [fig.] muted.
fastening (-s), verbal n. [see fasten, v.]
Lock; hook; catch; security fixture; protective holding mechanism.
fastidious, adj. [L. fastidium, loathing.]
Meticulous; dainty; delicate; fragile; painstakingly arranged; [fig.] pastel-colored; exquisitely lovely.
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).
- Course; destiny; uncontrollable lot; predestination.
- Final state; end; death.