Fat(superl.)
- Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.
Fat(superl.)
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.
Fat(superl.)
- Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
Fat(superl.)
- Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
Fat(superl.)
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
Fat(superl.)
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
Fat(superl.)
- Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.
Fat(n.)
- An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.
Fat(n.)
- The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.
Fat(n.)
- Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
Fat(a.)
- To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.