(military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.

A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

A male given name from Latin borne by an early pope. Rare in English.

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. / One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things. / One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.

To cut a facet into a gemstone.

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area. / One's facial expression.

(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. / An agent or representative. / A commission agent.