bundle of sticks
11Fagot vote — fagot fag ot (f[a^]g [u^]t) n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. fa kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.] 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising… …
12fagot — I. noun or faggot Etymology: Middle English fagot, from Anglo French Date: 14th century bundle: as a. a bundle of sticks b. a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by rolling or hammering at high temperature II. transitive verb or faggot …
13faggot — {{11}}faggot (1) late 13c., bundle of twigs bound up, from O.Fr. fagot bundle of sticks (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from It. faggotto, dim. of V.L. *facus, from L. fascis bundle of wood (see FASCES (Cf. fasces)). Especially used for… …
14fas|cine — «fa SEEN», noun. a bundle of sticks tied together, used to line trenches, strengthen earthworks, dams, and the like. ╂[< French fascine, learned borrowing from Latin fascīna bundle (of sticks) < fascis bundle] …
15Fascine — Fas*cine , n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See {Fasces}.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making… …
16Bassoon — Infobox Instrument name=Bassoon names= classification=Woodwind instrument (double reed) range= related= * Tenoroon * Contrabassoon (double bassoon) * Dulcian * OboeThe bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically… …
17Faggot (slang) — Faggot or fag, in modern North American and Australian English is a word, and generally a pejorative slur term, for a gay or effeminate man. Its use has spread to varying extents elsewhere in the English speaking world.The terms are used less in… …
18Abraham Goldfaden — Infobox musical artist Name = Abraham Goldfaden Img capt = Abraham Goldfaden Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Starokonstantinov, Russia Genre = Yiddish theatre, operetta Years active = 1876 ndash;1908 Label =… …
19United we stand, divided we fall — is a phrase that has been used in mottos, from nations and states to songs. The basic concept is that unless the people are united, it is easy to destroy them. This is a counter to the maxim divide and rule. Early useThe phrase has been… …
20How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon — is a Scottish fairy tale, collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands . He recorded it from a quarryman in Knockderry, Roseneath, named Angus Campbell.Andrew Lang included it in The Orange Fairy Book .ynopsisA king… …
