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wood," was so called from the former abundance of the Myrica faya, which its discoverers mistook for beech trees. It is one of the most frequented of the Azores, for it lies directly in the track of vessels See also:

CROSSING

crossing the Atlantic, and has an excellent See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour at See also:

HORTA

Horta (q.v.), a See also:

TOWN

town of 6574 inhabitants. Cedros (3278) and Feteira (2oo2) are the other See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief towns. The so-called " Fayal See also:

WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine," which was largely exported from the Azores in the 19th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, was really the produce of See also:

PICO

Pico, a larger island lying to the See also:

east. The See also:

WOMEN

women of Fayal manufacture See also:

FINE

fine See also:

LACE (corresponding to Ital. merletto, trina; Genoese Pizzo; Ger. spitzen; Fr. dentelle; Dutch kanten; Span. encaje; the English word owes something to the Fr. lassis or laces, but both are connected with the earlier Lat. laqueus; early French laces were

lace from the See also:

AGAVE

agave See also:

THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)

thread. They also execute carvings in See also:

SNOW (in O. Eng. sndw; a common Indo-European word; cf. in Teutonic languages, Ger. Schnee, Du. sneeuw; in Slavonic snieg', Lith. snegas; Gr. vi4a, Lat. nix, nivis, whence the Romanic forms, Ital. neve, Fr. neige, &c.; Ir. and Gael. sneachd; the original

snow-See also:

white fig-See also:

tree See also:

PITH (O.E. pitca, cognate with Du. pit, kernel of a nut)

pith, and carry on the finer kinds of See also:

BASKET

basket-making. A small valley, called Flemengos, perpetuates the name of the Flemish settlers, who have See also:

LEFT

left their See also:

mark on the See also:

PHYSICAL

physical See also:

APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance of the inhabitants.

End of Article: FAYAL (Faial)

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