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-1 n. மறி, இளமான் கன்று, (பெ.) இளமஞ்சள் நிறமான, (வினை) மான் கன்று ஈனு.-2 v. வாலைக்குழை, பணிந்து அன்பைக்காட்டு, அடிமை போல நட, கெஞ்சிப்பசப்பு, இச்சகம் பேசு, கெஞ்சி ஆதரவைப் பெறு.


Fawn, n. Etym: [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.] 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: 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. Defn: Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored. Fawn, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. faonner.] Defn: To bring forth a fawn. Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Fawning.] Etym: [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. fægnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See Fain.] Defn: 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. Defn: A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak. Fawn, n. Etym: [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.] 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: 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. Defn: Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored. Fawn, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. faonner.] Defn: To bring forth a fawn. Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Fawning.] Etym: [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. fægnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See Fain.] Defn: 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. Defn: A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak.


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