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F-15
Twin-engine jet fighter built by the Boeing Company.
F-16
Single-seat, single-engine jet fighter built by Lockheed Martin Corp.
F-86
Early U.S. jet fighter manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc.
Faber, Lothar von
German manufacturer of writing products and art supplies.
Fabergé, (Peter) Carl
Russian goldsmith, jeweler, and designer.
Fabian Society
Socialist society founded in 1883–84 in London, to establish a democratic socialist state in Britain.
Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Quintus
Roman commander and statesman.
fable
Narration intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals or inanimate objects speak and act like human beings.
fabliau
Short metrical tale made popular in medieval France by jongleurs.
Fabricius (ab Aquapendente), Hieronymus
Italian surgeon and anatomist.
Fabricius, Johann Christian
Danish entomologist.
Fabritius, Carel
Dutch painter.
fabula
Drama of ancient Rome.
face
Front part of the head, extending from the forehead to the chin and housing the eyes, nose, mouth, and jaws.
fact-value distinction
In philosophy, the ontological distinction between what is (facts) and what ought to be (values).
factor
In multiplication, one of two or more numerical or algebraic components of a product.
factorial
For any whole number, the product of all the counting numbers up to and including itself.
factoring
In finance, the selling of accounts receivable on a contract basis to an agency known as a factor in order to obtain cash payment before the accounts come due.
factory
Structure in which work is organized to meet the need for production on a large scale usually with power-driven machinery.
factory farming
System of modern animal farming designed to yield the most meat, milk, and eggs in the least amount of time and space possible.
Fadlallah, (Ayatollah Sayyid) Muhammad Husayn
Muslim Shi'ite cleric associated with Lebanese Hezbollah organization.
Faenza majolica
Tin-glazed earthenware produced in the Italian city of Faenza from the late 14th century.
Fahrenheit, Daniel (Gabriel)
German physicist and instrument maker.
Faidherbe, Louis (-Léon-César)
Governor of French Senegal (1854–61, 1863–65) and a founder of France's colonial empire in Africa.
faience
Tin-glazed earthenware made in France, Germany, Spain, and Scandinavia, similar to Faenza majolica, for which it was named.
fair
Temporary market where buyers and sellers gather to transact business.
fair trade law
In the U.S., any law allowing manufacturers of brand-name or trademarked goods to fix the actual or minimum resale prices of these goods.
Fairbairn, Sir William
Scottish civil engineer and inventor.
Fairbanks
City (pop., 2000: 30,224), east-central Alaska, U.S., situated at the junction of the Tanana and Chena rivers.
Fairbanks, Douglas
U.S. film actor.
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