† ˈfarcin Obs. exc. dial. (in form fashion).
Forms: 5 farseyn, 6–7 farcion, -yon, fashion, 6 farcine, -yn, 7–8 farcin. Also in pl. 6 fassones, 6–8 fashions.
[a. Fr. farcin:—L. farcīminum: see prec.]
= farcy 1.
| a 1425 Bk. Hunting xiii. (MS. Bodl. 546 fol. 52 b), Fleyng manyew..comeþ moste comuneliche a boute þe houndes ers and yn hure legges þan yn any oþer places as þe farsyn. 1523 Fitzherb. Husb. §93 The farcyon is an yll soraunce. 1568 Turner Herball iii. 17 The farcye or fassones. a 1592 Greene & Lodge Looking Glass Dram. Wks. (1831) I. 67 If a horse have outward diseases as the spavin..or fashion we let him blood. 1610 Markham Masterp. ii. iii. 392 The farcy (of our ignorant Smiths called the Fashions). 1686 Lond. Gaz. No. 2158/4 A black brown Colt..very full of Knots, like the Fashions. 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v., The Farcin in Horses is the same as the Small-pox is in Men. |
| attrib. 1667 Lond. Gaz. No. 211/4 A fine light Bay Stone⁓horse..having some Fashion spots upon him. |
b. A farcy-bud.
| 1453 Paston Lett. No. 188 I. 255 Hese hors hath j. farseyn and grete rennyng sorys. 1617 Markham Caval. ii. 22 Foule Farcions and other cankerous sores. |