Fare"well` (?), a.
Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse;
his farewell bow.
Leans in his spear
to take his
farewell view.
Tickell. Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for
hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure.
Fare`well" (?), n.
1. A wish of happiness or welfare at
parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at,
or reference to something.
And takes her
farewell of the glorious sun.
Shak. Before I take
my farewell of the subject.
Addison.
Fare`well" (?), interj. [Fare (thou, you) + well.]
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally
applied to a person departing, but by custom now
applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is
often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear.
Milton.
Fare thee
well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well.
Byron. &fist; The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first
syllable, especially
in poetry.
Hear it pronounced