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Farewell \Fare`well"\, interj. [Fare (thou, you) well.]
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person
departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart
and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun;
as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of
separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet
groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
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So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear.
--Milton.
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Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. --Byron.
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Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first
syllable, especially in poetry.
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Farewell \Fare`well"\, n.
1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting
compliment; a good-by; adieu.
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2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or
reference to something.
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And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. --Shak.
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Before I take my farewell of the subject. --Addison.
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Farewell \Fare"well`\, a.
Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his
farewell bow.
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Leans in his spear to take his farewell view.
--Tickell.
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{Farewell rock} (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called
because no coal is found worth working below this stratum.
It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist
intense heat. --Ure.
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