Fascicularia 
Fascicularia(fa-sik-u-la'ri-a),. 
i-ifiilit.t. ;i small bundle, a buneli of flowers, etc.: 
KVC fascicule.'] A genus of fossil polyzoans, of 
the family Tuliiili/tnriilir, occurring in the coral- 
line crag of Suffolk, England: so called from 
the fascicular or clustered shape. Also called 
Mcandripora. 
fascicularly (fa-sik'u-ljir-li), adc. Same as 
fasciculate, fasciculated (fa-sik'u-lat, -la-ted), 
a. [< NL. *fag<riculatus, < L. fasciculus, a small 
bundle, a bunch, etc.: see fascicle.] 1. Grow- 
ing in fascicles or clusters. 
Asterias, or sea star, with twelve broad rays finely re- 
ticulated, and roughened witli fasciculated long papilla: 
on the upper part. Pennant, Brit. Zool., IV. 
2. Inenlom.: (a) Having dispersed tufts of long 
hairs, either arranged in rows or scattered ir- 
regularly over the surface. See fascicule. (6) 
Split into many long processes : as, fasciculate 
palpi. 3. In mineral., occurring in fibrous 
bundles of needle-like crystals. Fasciculate an- 
teimfe, antenna) which have several small tufts or pencils 
of hairs on the joints. Fasciculate palpi, specifically, 
those palpi in which the terminal joint is split into slender 
laminae. 
fasciculately (fa-sik'u-lat-li), adv. In a fascic- 
ulate manner. Also fascicularly. 
fasciculation (fa-sik-u-la'shon), re. 1. The 
state of being fasciculate. 2. That which is 
fasciculated. 
fascicule (fas'i-kul), n. [< F. fascicule, < L. 
fasciculus, a small bundle : see fascicle.'] In 
entom., a bundle of close-set hairs, usually con- 
verging at the top : used of the clothing of in- 
sects. 
fasciculi, re. Plural of fasciculus. 
Fasciculinea (fa-sik-u-lin'e-a), re. pi. [NL., 
neut. pi. of fasciculineus, aggregated into bun- 
dles, < L. fasciculus, a bundle: see fasciculus.'] 
A group of cyclostomatous polyzoans having 
the cells aggregated into bundles or fasciculi. 
fasciculite (fa-sik'u-lit), . [< L. fasciculus + 
Gr. Was, a stone.] A variety of fibrous horn- 
blende of a fascicular structure. 
fasciculus (fa-sik'u-lus), re. ; pi. fasciculi (-11). 
[L. : see fascicle.] 1. Same as fascicle. 
I am not prepared to accept from any one a fasciculus 
of conditional propositions as a substitute for science. 
Nineteenth Century, XIX. 724. 
The sixth fasciculus of Dr. Fisher's Manuel de Conphy- 
liologie has appeared. Science, III. 54. 
Specifically 2. In anat., a bundle; a set of 
something, as fibers, banded or bundled toge- 
ther. Specifically (o) One of the bundles of nervous 
tissue composing the spinal cord ; one of the pillars of the 
cord or medullaoblongata. (6) A bundle of muscular fibers. 
A small bundle of muscular fibers separated from simi- 
lar bundles by the endomysium, and when bound together 
by the perimysium with other fasciculi forming the muscle. 
Quain, Anat., I. 186. 
3. A nosegay Arcuate fasciculus. See arcuate. 
Fasciculi graciles, the slender fascicles lying on either 
side of the posterior median fissure of the spinal cord, 
terminating in the clavse of the medulla oblongata. Fas- 
Ciculi teretes, the round fascicles, a pair of bundles of 
nerve-tissue in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain, 
lying parallel with each other alongside the median line, 
and derived in part from the lateral tract of the spinal cord, 
in part from the restiform bodies. Fasciculus uncina- 
tus, fasciculus uuciformis, the hooked fascicle, a bun- 
dle of white fibers in the fissure of Sylvius, connecting the 
frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum. Olivary 
fasciculus, a bundle of nerve-fibers behind the olivary 
body of the medulla oblongata and continuous with the 
lateral column of the spinal cord. 
fascinate (fas'i-nat), v. ; pret. and pp. fascinat- 
ed, ppr. fascinating. [< L. fascinatus, pp. of 
fascinare (> It. af-fascinare = Sp. Pg. fascinar 
= F. fasciner), enchant, bewitch, charm (by the 
eyes or tongue) ; cf. fascinum, fascinus, a be- 
witching, witchcraft. The resemblance to Gr. 
flaaKaiveiv, slander, malign, disparage, grudge, 
envy, later be witch (by means of spells, an evil 
eye, etc.), fidaKavos, slander, envy, malice, later 
sorcery, witchcraft, is imperfect, and appears 
to be accidental.] I. trans. 1. To bewitch; 
act on by witchcraft or by some analogous 
powerful or irresistible influence ; hence, to in- 
fluence the imagination, reason, or will of in 
an uncontrollable manner. See fascination. 
It has been almost universally believed that . . . ser- 
pents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are 
desirous to obtain. E. Griffith, tr. of Cuvier. 
James, while his fate was under discussion, remained 
at Whitehall, fascinated, as it seemed, by the greatness 
and nearness of the danger, and unequal to the exertion 
of either struggling or flying. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., x. 
2. To enchant; captivate; excite the passions 
or affections of, and allure powerfully or irre- 
sistibly. 
2147 
His fF.ssex's] mind, ardent, susceptible, . . . WSLS fasci- 
nated by the genius and accomplishments of Bacon. 
Macaulay, Lord Bacon. 
= Syn. Charm, etc. (see enchant) ; to throw or bring under 
a spell, hold spell-bound, entrance, enamour. 
II. in trans. To exercise a bewitching or cap- 
tivating power. 
None of the affections . . . have been noted to fasci- 
nate or bewitch, but love and envy. Bacon, Envy. 
The richness and vigour of the Mahadeo temple redeem 
its want of elegance, and fascinate in spite of its some- 
what confused outline. 
J. t'ergusaon, Hist. Indian Arch., p. 456. 
fascinating (fas'i-na-ting),j>. a. Bewitching; 
enchanting; charming; captivating: as, a most 
fascinating poem. 
But when his tender strength in time shall rise 
To dare ill tongues, and fascinating eyes. 
Dryden, Britannia Rediviva. 
Monseigneur was at a little supper most nights, with 
fascinating company. Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, vii. 
fascinatingly (fas'i-na-ting-li), adv. In a fas- 
cinating manner ; alluringly; charmingly. 
fascination (fas-i-na'shon), n. [== F. fascina- 
tion = Sp. fascinacion = Pg. fascinagao = It. 
fascinasione, af-fascinaeione, < Jj.fascinatio(n-), 
an enchanting, a bewitching, < fascinare, en- 
chant, bewitch: see fascinate.] 1. The act 
of bewitching; enchantment; hence, a subtle, 
irresistible influence upon the imagination, rea- 
son, or will. It was formerly generally believed, and 
still is believed by uneducated and barbarous people, 
that certain persons have the power of inflicting various 
diseases and evils on individuals by using certain words 
or spells, or by a look, without coming in contact with 
them or administering anything to them ; against this 
fascination divers medicines, amulets, and ceremonies 
have been used. (See captation, 2.) The notion of the 
"evil eye,' which still exists, is a vestige of this super- 
stition. (See the evil eye, under enill.) Of the lower ani- 
mals fascination, as a power exerted or as an effect, has 
been almost universally attributed to venomous reptiles, 
as the rattlesnake or the cobra, with much evidence in 
its favor upon the face of observed incidents, but as yet 
without satisfactory scientific determination. 
Fascination is the power and act of imagination, inten- 
sive upon other bodies than the body of the imaginant. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, ii. 204. 
The Turks hang old rags ... on their fairest horses, 
... to secure them against fascination. Waller. 
2. A fascinating influence upon the passions 
and affections ; a powerful attraction ; a spell ; 
a charm: as, the fascinations of society. 
The gift of fascination, the power to charm when, 
where, and whom she would. 
Charlotte Bronte, Shirley, ix. 
Speculative minds cannot resist the fascination of meta- 
physics, even when forced to admit that its inquiries are 
hopeless. 
G. H. Lewes, Probs. of Life and Mind, Int., I. i. 6. 
Her face had a wonderful fascination in it. 
Longfellow, Hyperion, p. 223. 
3. The state of being fascinated or bewitched, 
or under the sway of a powerful attraction or 
a commanding and more or less mysterious in- 
fluence ; specifically, a certain hypnotic state. 
See the extract. 
As an addition to the investigations of Chareot and 
Dumont-pallier, Dr. Bremaud, in 1884, made the discovery 
that there was a fourth hypnotic state, fascination, which 
preceded the three others, and manifested itself by a ten- 
dency to muscular contractions, as well as through sensi- 
tiveness to hallucination and suggestion, but at the same 
time left to the subject a full consciousness of his sur- 
roundings, and remembrance of what had taken place. 
Science, IX. 544. 
= Syn. Spell, charm, magic, sorcery, witchery. 
fascinator (fas'i-na-tor), re. [= F. fascinateur, 
a., = Sp. Pg. fascinador, n., = It. fascinatore, < 
li. fascinare, fascinate: see/ascireate.] One who 
or that which fascinates. 
fascinatress (fas'i-na-tres), re. [= F. fascina- 
trice, a., fern., = It. fascinatrice, n. ; asfascina- 
tor + -ess.] A woman who fascinates. [Rare.] 
" She's an enchantress, . . . a charmer," I said, "a fas- 
cinatress." H. James, Jr., Daisy Miller, p. 42. 
fascine (fa-sen'), re. [< F. fascine, OF. fascine, 
faissine = It. fascina, < L. fascina, a bundle of 
sticks,a fagot,</osci's, abun- 
dle : see fascis.] 1 . A fagot ; 
specifically (milit.), a bun- 
dle, of rods or small sticks 
of wood bound at both ends 
and in the middle, used in 
fortification, raising bat- 
teries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, 
and making parapets. Sometimes fascines dipped 
in melted pitch or tar are used to set fire to an enemy's 
lodgments or other works. In civil engineering fascines 
are used in the construction of sea- and river-walls to 
prevent the washing away of the shores, or to collect 
silt, mud, etc., to elevate the bottom, and so form an is- 
land, as in Holland. 
Where it was found impossible, orders were given to the 
horse of the second line of the allies to provide themselves, 
fascis 
each squadron with twenty fancintit, to facilitate the pas- 
sage. N. Tindal, Hist. Eng. (trans.), Anne, an. 3 (1704). 
Our general had been busy for the last two hours, throw- 
ing up an entrenchment with /</.srmc\, earth-bags, and 
chevaux de frize. 
//. Swinburne, Travels through Spain, p. 42. 
2. A bundle of fagots used in oyster-culture 
for the spat to attach to; a stool Fascine bat- 
tery. See battery. 
fascine (fa-sen'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. fascined, 
p-pT.fancining. [</<MMW,*.] To protect with 
fascines. 
All new or old levees on the unsettled and uncultivated 
lands, situated on the river or on the bayous running to 
and from the same, or other waters connected therewith, 
shall be constantly fascined or palisaded. 
Qov. Report on Miss. River, 1866 (rep. 1876), p. 163. 
fascine-dweller (fa-sen'dwel"er), n. In ar- 
chaiol., one of those people of prehistoric time 
who constructed and used fascine-dwellings. 
It. Munroe. 
fascine-dwelling (fa-sen'dwel"ing), n. In ar- 
cliceol., one of a class of lake-dwellings charac- 
terizing a certain prehistoric period in some 
localities. These dwellings were built upon platforms 
which rested upon foundations formed of layers of sticks 
laid horizontally, one over the other, until they projected 
above the surface of the water. Compare pile-dwelling, 
palafitte. R. Munroe. 
fascinonst (f as'i-nus), a. [< L. fascinum, witch- 
craft: see fascinate.'] Caused or acting by 
witchcraft. 
I shall not discuss the possibility of fascinous diseases, 
farther than refer to experiment. Harvey, Consumptions. 
fasciola (fa-si'o-la), re. ; pi. fasciola; (-le). [NL., 
< L. fasciola, a small bandage, dim. of fascia, 
a bandage: see fascia.'] 1. The fascia dentata 
of the brain. See fascia, 1 (b). Wilder, 1881. 
[Bare.] 2. [cop.] In soiil. : (a) A genus of 
flukes or trematoid worms. F. hepatica is found 
in the bile-ducts of various mammals, and occa- 
sionally in man. (o) A genus of dendrocrelous 
turbellarians, or land-planariaus, of the family 
Geoplanidae. F. terrestris, of Europe, is an ex- 
ample. 3. In entom., a short transverse band 
or fascia; a small or narrow band. Also/nsci- 
ole, fasciolet.'Fa.scio'ia. cinerea. Same as cinerea. 
fasciolar (fa-sl'o-lar), a. [< fasciola + -ar 2 .] 
Pertaining to th'e fasciola, or fascia dentata of 
the brain. 
Fasciolaria (fas"i-o-la'ri-a), n. [NL. (Lamarck, 
1799), < L. fasciola, a small bandage (see Fas- 
ciola), + -aria.] A genus of 
gastropods,havinga fusiform 
shell and a columella with 
oblique folds. F. gigantea, of 
the southern Atlantic coast of the 
United States, is the largest gas- 
tropod known, reaching a length 
of nearly two feet. F. tulipa and 
F. distans are common along the 
coast of Florida. 
Fasciolariidae (fas"i-o-la-rl'- 
i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Fascio- 
laria + -Ida;.'] A family of 
carnivorous gastropods, typi- 
fied by the genus Fasciolaria. 
They have a more or less fusiform 
shell, distinguished by the develop- 
ment of a tortuous columella sur- 
mounted by oblique plaits or folds. 
Some of the species reach a large 
size, and all are inhabitants of 
warm waters. Fascwlaria lalifa. 
fasciolarioid (fas"i-o-la'ri- 
oid), a. [< Fasciolaria + -aid."] Having char- 
acteristics of the Fasciolariida;. 
Troschel finds a fasciolarioid dentition in Fusus syra- 
cnsanus. Tryon, Struct, and Syst. Conchology, II. 126. 
fascicle (f as'i-61), n. [< NL. fasciola, q. v.] 1. 
Same as fasciola, 3. 2. In echinoderms, one 
of the tracts or bands of modified spines of some 
echinids. Also called semita. 
fasciolet (fas'i-o-let), re. \<.fasciole + -et.~] In 
entom., same as fasciola, 3. 
fascis (fas 'is), n. ; pi. fasces (-ez). 
[L.] 1. A bundle, as of rods or fibers. 
That the ganglionic roots of the spinal 
nerves were the fasces or funiculi for sensa- 
tion. Sir C. Bell. 
2. pi. In Bom. antiq., bundles of 
rods, usually of birch, with an ax 
bound in with them, the blade pro- 
jecting, borne by lictors before the 
superior Roman magistrates as a 
badge of their power over life and 
limb. The modern form, common as an 
ornament, etc., in which the ax-head projects 
beyond the top of the bundle of rods, was un- 
known to the ancients. 
Golden chairs, gilt chariots, triumphal robes were piled 
one upon another with laurelled fasces. 
Froude, Caesar, p. 491. 
