the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > 			[noun]		 > supplying fresh air or ventilation > fan > hand-held or portable > stick(s) on which it is mounted (4)		
? A stick (of a fan). Obsolete. rare.
A tool, implement, or instrument. In plural. The thin pieces of ivory, bone, etc., which support the folding material of a fan.
A thing serving as a mount, support, or setting to anything; = mount, n.2 5.
A support in or on which something is set or placed, or to which something is fixed, esp. for the… The surface of a fan, usually made of silk…