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Fawkes

Guy. 1570--1606, English conspirator, executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament (1605). Effigies of him (guys) are burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes Day (Nov. 5)

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No references found			But it come to me all clear like, that night when I was sitting up wi' poor Bessy Fawkes, as is dead and left her children behind, God help 'em--it come to me as clear as daylight; but whether I've got hold on it now, or can anyways bring it to my tongue's end, that I don't know. Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context His hand seemed to retreat up his sleeve as he advanced to do so, and he gave her such a superfluity of coat-cuff that it was like being received by the popular conception of Guy Fawkes. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context I am not at all obliged to it for making me Guy Fawkes in the vault and a Sneak in the area both at once,' said Eugene. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context			Faver-Dykes State Park Faverolle Faversham favicon favism favissa Favonius favorable current favorable wind Favorites Favorskii Rearrangement Favorskii, Aleksei Favorskii, Aleksei Evgrafovich Favorskii, Vladimir Favorskii, Vladimir Andreevich Favositidae favour favourite Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de Favre, Jules Favstos Buzand Favus Faw, Al- Fawcett Fawcett, Henry Fawkes Fawkes Day Fawkes, Guy Fawley, Jude fawn Fawtier, Robert fax fax board fax chart fax gateway fax logging fax map Fax over IP fax server fax switch fax/modem Faxa Bay Faxafloi Faxaflói Faxen drag factor Faxian Fay Bainbridge State Park Fay, Frank Fay, Sidney Bradshaw Fayal Fayalite			Faw gra Faw gra Faw, Al- FAWA FAWAC FAWAG FAWB FAWC Fawcett Fawcett Fawcett, Henry Fawcett-Clark Pleasure Capacity Scale-Physical Pleasure Fawcette Technical Publications FAWCO FAWD FAWE FAWE FAWEB FAWEMA FAWESA FAWESP FAWEU FAWEZA FAWG FAWHP FAWI FAWK Fawkes Fawkes Day Fawkes Day Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkham Valley Golf Club Fawkner Fawkner, Victoria FAWL FAWLA Fawley, Jude Fawm fawn fawn fawn fawn fawn fawn fawn Irish setter syndrome fawn lily fawn on fawn over Fawn-colored fawn-coloured Fawna fawned fawned fawned fawned fawned fawner

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