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faible
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foible \Foi"ble\, n.
1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
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A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded
and overshadowed by superficial foibles. --De
Quincey.
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2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point;
-- opposed to forte. [Written also faible.]
Syn: Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity;
frailty; defect. See Fault.
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