fan
Part of speech: verb
To excite, as fire, by a fan; winnow, as grain.
Part of speech: noun
A light, flat implement or other device for agitating the air.
Usage examples "fan":
- She forgot all about the fan. - "Fairy Prince and Other Stories", Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.
- He looked down hastily, and in a moment displayed three broken ivory fan- sticks to the girl beside him. - "The Bars of Iron", Ethel May Dell.
- Only John Krepps kept his little horse on the track, but Black Fan had the race in hand. - "Watch Yourself Go By", Al. G. Field.
