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faintness
  • n  a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
  • n  the property of being without strength
    the faintness or potency of the feeling
  • n  barely audible
  • n  the trait of lacking boldness and courage
    faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose
  • n  the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
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fair-maids-of-france
  • n  rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
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fair-mindedness
  • n  ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
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fair-trade act
  • n  formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975
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fair-trade agreement
  • n  an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
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fair ball
  • n  (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
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fair catch
  • n  (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
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