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Faun
The faun (Latin: faunus, Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, phaunos, pronounced [pʰaunos]) is a mythological half human–half goat creature.
The goat man, more commonly affiliated with the Satyrs of Greek mythology or Fauns of Roman, is a bipedal creature with the legs of a goat and the torso of a man and is often depicted with goat’s horns. These creatures in turn borrowed their appearance from the god Pan of the Greek pantheon. They were a symbol of fertility, and their chieftain was Silenus, a minor deity of Greek mythology.
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Faun (noun)
A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
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Fawn (noun)
A young deer.
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Fawn (noun)
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
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Fawn (noun)
The young of an animal; a whelp.
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Fawn (adjective)
Of the fawn colour.
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Fawn (verb)
To give birth to a fawn.
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Fawn (verb)
To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
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Fawn (verb)
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
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Fawn (verb)
To show nuzzling, licking, etc.
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Fawn (noun)
a young deer in its first year
“a six-month-old roe fawn”
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Fawn (noun)
a light brown colour
“a fawn dress”
“soft shades of pale green and fawn”
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Fawn (verb)
(of a deer) produce young
“the forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning”
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Fawn (verb)
(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour
“congressmen fawn over the President”
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Fawn (verb)
(of a dog) show slavish devotion, especially by rubbing against someone
“the dogs started fawning on me”