Fascicularly
(Fas*cic"u*lar*ly), adv. In a fascicled manner. Kirwan.
Fasciculate
(Fas*cic"u*late Fas*cic"u*la`ted) a. Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
Fasciculus
(||Fas*cic"u*lus) n.; pl. Fasciculi [L. See Fascicle.]
1. A little bundle; a fascicle.
2. A division of a book.
Fascinate
(Fas"ci*nate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating ] [L. fascinare; cf.
Gr. to slander, bewitch.]
1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to
bewitch; to enchant.
It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which
they are desirous to obtain.
Griffith 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms.
There be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy.
Bacon. Syn. — To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
Fascination
(Fas`ci*na"tion) n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.]
1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or
irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence.
The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them
against fascination.
Waller. 2. The state or condition of being fascinated.
3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell.
There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.
South. Fascine
(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 parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams,
jetties, etc.
Fascinous
(Fas"ci*nous) a. [L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to fascinare. See Fascinate.] Caused or
acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] "Fascinous diseases." Harvey.
Fasciola
(||Fas*ci"o*la) n.;pl. Fasciolæ [See Fasciole.] (Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the
fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder.
