Chapter Fanal to Fantastic of F by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.

He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express.

Dryden.

2. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. "We fancy not the cardinal." Shak.

3. To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine

He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen.

Thackeray.

Fancy
(Fan"cy), a.

1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods.

2. Extravagant; above real value.

This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.

Macaulay.

Fancy ball, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations. — Fancy fair, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose. — Fancy goods, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make. — Fancy line (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; — used to haul it down. — Fancy roller (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually having straight teeth) in front of the doffer. — Fancy stocks, a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial. — Fancy store, one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold. — Fancy woods, the more rare and expensive furniture woods, as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.

Fancy-free
(Fan"cy-free`) a. Free from the power of love. "In maiden meditation, fancy-free." Shak.

Fancymonger
(Fan"cy*mon`ger) n. A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs.] Shak.

Fancy-sick
(Fan"cy-sick`) a. Love- sick. Shak.

Fancywork
(Fan"cy*work`) n. Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.

Fand
(Fand) obs. imp. of Find. Spenser.

Fandango
(Fan*dan"go) n.; pl. Fandangoes [Sp. A name brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to Spain.]

1. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced.

2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.]

Fane
(Fane) n. [L. fanum a place dedicated to some deity, a sanctuary, fr. fari to speak. See Fame.] A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church. [Poet.]

Such to this British Isle, her Christian fanes.

Wordsworth.

Fane
(Fane), n. [See Vane.] A weathercock. [Obs.]