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Definition of 'fawn'Etymology 1
From (etyl) faon.
Noun
( en-noun)
A young deer.
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
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(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
* Holland
- [The tigress] after her fawns .
Adjective
(-)
Of the fawn colour.
Derived terms
* fawn lily
Verb
( en-verb)
To give birth to a fawn.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) fawnen, from (etyl) fahnian, fagnian, . See also fain.
Verb
( en-verb)
To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on'' or ''upon ).
* Shakespeare
- You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.
* Milton
- Thou with trembling fear, / Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest.
* Macaulay
- courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him
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|passage= That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.}}
(of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
Synonyms
* (seek favour by flattery) grovel, wheedle
Derived terms
* fawn over
See also
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References
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Similar to 'fawn'fan, fun, fin, fen, fain, faun, foon, fon, foin, foehn, feen, faan, faaan
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