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.
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` (?), 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.
