Fault, 1) defect, imperfection: Sonn. 148, 14. Gentl. II, 3, 3. III, 1, 328. III, 1, 328 III, 1, 328 III, 1, 328 III, 1, 328 V, 4, 112. Wiv. I, 4, 13. Wiv. I, 4, 13 III, 4, 32. Meas. II, 1, 28. V, 1, 444. Err. III, 2, 55. Err. III, 2, 55 Merch. II, 2, 192. As III, 2, 298. As III, 2, 298 As III, 2, 298 Shr. I, 1, 134. I, 2, 88. All's III, 6, 120 “(that's all the f.).” Tw. I, 5, 47. H4A III, 1, 180. 245 etc. to find f. == to be displeased, to blame: H4A III, 1, 180. “to find f. with,” All's I, 3, 89. with and “about,” Shr. IV, 1, 202. the cold f. == cold scent, loss of scent: “till they have singled the cold f. cleanly out,” Ven. 694. “Silver made it good in the coldest f.” Shr. Ind. 1, 20. “the cur is excellent at --s,” Tw. II, 5, 140.
2) offence, transgression, crime: “the shame and f. finds no excuse nor end,” Lucr. 238. “the f. unknown is as a thought unacted,” Lucr. 238 Lucr. 238 Sonn. 89, 1. 118, 10. Tp. V, 132. Epil. Tp. V, 132 Gentl. I, 2, 40. Gentl. I, 2, 40 IV, 1, 31. IV, 1, 31 IV, 4, 15. Meas. I, 3, 35. II, 1, 40. II, 2, 35. II, 4, 72. II, 4, 72 III, 2, 282. V, 110. V, 110 V, 110 Err. I, 2, 65. V, 206. Ado II, 1, 228. LLL I, 2, 105. LLL I, 2, 105 Merch. V, 186. As I, 3, 48. All's III, 4, 7. IV, 3, 85. V, 3, 60 (our rash --s == our inconsiderateness, our offence in being rash). Wint. I, 2, 85 “(continue f.).” III, 2, 61. John I, 262. IV, 2, 71. R2 I, 3, 240. II, 3, 105. H6B I, 3, 202. III, 1, 47. III, 1, 47 H6C II, 1, 197. II, 6, 71. III, 2, 164. V, 1, 101. R3 I, 4, 230. Tit. V, 2, 173. Tim. III, 5, 1 etc. “to do a f.” Wiv. V, 5, 9. “to make a f.” Lucr. 804. Sonn. 35, 5. Wint. III, 2, 218. Wint. III, 2, 218 R2 I, 2, 5. the f. thou gavest him (== imputedst) H8 III, 2, 262. 'tis your f. (== you are to blame for it) Ven. 381. Lucr. 482. Tp. II, 1, 135. Wiv. III, 5, 40. Meas. I, 2, 162. II, 2, 162. Err. II, 1, 95. Mids. I, 1, 200. III, 2, 243. Merch. III, 2, 304. All's II, 1, 25. H6C II, 2, 7. “lay the f. on me,” H6A II, 1, 57. “Margaret was in some f. for this,” Ado V, 4, 4. “the children are not in the f.” H4B II, 2, 29. “is Antony or we in f. for this?” Ant. III, 13, 2. “mine eyes were not in f.” Cymb. V, 5, 63. -- With against and to: “'tis a f. to heaven, a f. against the dead, a f. to nature,” Hml. I, 2, 101.
3) want, default: “for f. of a better,” Wiv. I, 4, 17. H4B II, 2, 45. “for f. of a worse,” Rom. II, 4, 129.
4) ill hap, misfortune: “'tis your f.; 'tis a good dog,” Wiv. I, 1, 95. “the more my f. to scape his hands where I was like to die,” Per. IV, 2, 79. Perhaps also in Wiv. III, 3, 233.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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