a. [ See Fain. ] Fain; glad; delighted. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Falconer. ] A falconer. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus. ]
[ The tigress ] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. F. faonner. ] To bring forth a fawn. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou with trembling fear,
Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who fawns; a sycophant. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a fawning manner. [ 1913 Webster ]