sb. pl. Obs. Forms: 6 faselles, facilles, 7 phaselles, faceles, fasells, fesels, 7– fasels. [ad. L. faseoli, pl. of faseolus in same sense. Cf. OF. faseles.] a. Chick pease: see CHICK-PEA. b. Kidney-beans: see BEAN 3.

1

1558–68.  Warde, trans. Alexis’ Secr., 71 a. A kind of litle graine called in Latine faseoli, in Englishe facilles and cyche peason.

2

1562.  Turner, Herbal, II. 86 a. Phasiolus may be called in Englishe faselles untill we can fynd a better name for it.

3

1601.  Holland, Pliny, I. 496. The Pulse named Dolychos, which is Fasels or Kidney beanes.

4

1616.  Surfl. & Markh., Country Farme, 147. The leane horse may be made fat, if you giue him to eat Fasels or long Pease boyled in water, and mixt amongst his prouender.

5

1628.  May, Virgil’s Georg., I. 247.

                        But if that thou
Disdain not Fesels, or poor Vech to sow,
Or care to make Aegyptian lentils thrive,
Falling Bootes then to thee will give
Signes not obscure.

6

1693.  Urquhart, Rabelais, III. viii. 68. Pease, Beans, Fasels [etc.].

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