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[ fawn ] / fɔn /
noun Classical Mythology.one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat. Origin of faun1325–75; Middle English (<Old French faune) <Latin faunus;cf. Faunus OTHER WORDS FROM faunfaunlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH faunfaun , fawnWords nearby faunfault scarp, fault tree, faulty, faulty union, fault zone, faun, fauna, faunistic, fauns, Fauntleroy suit, faunula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faunWe hope our film Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq illuminates the exceptional qualities of Tanny in dance and in life. The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jerome Robbins, also at NYCB, did the same, and she inspired him to create his radical Afternoon of the Faun for her. The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The palette was gentle and pretty, focusing on rose pinks, lavenders, dusky mauve, mint, faun and pale lemon. Burberry Prorsum Spring/ Summer 2014|Tom Sykes|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST From my study window I could see the sunlit figure of the Faun, sitting before the beech copse as a man sits before his house. The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories|E. M. Forster
He chose for his model an ancient figure of a faun, which was somewhat mutilated. Strange Stories from History for Young People|George Cary Eggleston Mr. Knoblauch's The Faun is a romantic fantasia, but is not without its keen social satire. How to See a Play|Richard Burton The man addressed was handsome as a faun might be and as a tiger is. Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton In his step was the fine free swing of the hillman, and the young woman breasted the slope lightly as a faun. The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for faun
noun(in Roman legend) a rural deity represented as a man with a goat's ears, horns, tail, and hind legs Derived forms of faunfaunlike, adjectiveWord Origin for faunC14: back formation from Faunes (plural), from Latin Faunus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |