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Definitions for: Fawn
[n] young deer
[n] a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
[v] have fawns, of deer
[v] tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
[v] show submission or fear
Webster (1913) Definition: Fawn, n. [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F.
faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year.
See Buck.
2. The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.]
[The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.
--Holland.
3. A fawn color.
Fawn, a.
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
Fawn, v. i. [Cf. F. faonner.]
To bring forth a fawn.
Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fawned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fawning.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice,
welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel.
fagna to rejoice, welcome. See Fain.]
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to
flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like
hounds. --Shak.
Thou with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite,
obeyest. --Milton.
Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him.
--Macaulay.
Fawn, n.
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. --Shak.
Synonyms: bootlick, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, dun, grayish brown, greyish brown, grovel, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle
See Also: bend, blandish, cervid, court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour, deer, flatter, flex, light brown, litter
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