2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also {favas} and {sectila}. --Mollett. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
favas — Favus Fa vus, n. [L., honeycomb.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. [1913 Webster] 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; called also {favas} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Favus — Fa vus, n. [L., honeycomb.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. [1913 Webster] 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; called also {favas} and {sectila} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
