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† fanal Obs. exc. arch.|ˈfeɪnəl|
Also 6 fanell, 9 phanal.
[a. Fr. fanal, It. fanale, med.L. fanāle, fanālis, f. Gr. ϕανός lantern, f. ϕαν- stem of ϕαίνειν to show.]
a. A beacon, a lighthouse.
b. A (ship's) lantern.
1471Ripley Comp. Alch. iv. in Ashm. (1652) 147 As shyneyng fanells. 1632J. Hayward tr. Biondi's Eromena 90 Seeing her with three fanals or lanthornes. 1766Smollett Trav. 133 On the right hand..there is an elegant fanal or light house. 1848Browning Sordello iv. 395 He flashes like a phanal,—all men catch The flame! |