a. rare. [ad. L. faust-us, f. favēre to favour.] Happy, lucky.
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1692–1732. in Coles.
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1721–1800. in Bailey.
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1890. E. Johnson, Rise of Christendom, 73. The Emperor—probably one of the Ottos is intended—ascending the Capitol amidst faust acclamations in the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin tongues.
