What is to be glad ; to wish or desire. [Obs.] Whoso fair thing does fain to see. Spencer called?
fain — To be glad ; to wish or desire. [Obs.] Whoso fair thing does fain to see. Spencer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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