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Fassoun, Fasson(e, n. Also: fassown(e, fassoune, fassun; fasowne, fasoun, fason(e. [ME. fasowne, fasoun (c 1320), OF. façon. Cf. Fassioun, Faschioun.]

1. Make, form, appearance: a. Of persons.(a) 1375 Barb. x. 278.
I think … till discryve ȝow his fassoun c1420 Wynt. ii. 1269.
Batht off fassowne and of face Fourmyde fayre at full scho wace Ib. iv. 1534.
Knychtis … Fayre off fassoune and of cors c1420 Ratis R. 1722.
This eild is wnfair of fassoun c1475 Wall. iv. 399.
On ane [woman] hys eyne he can to cast … of fassoun fresche and fayr c1500 Rowll Cursing 209.
To paynt … or blasoun Thair forme & thayr feyndly fassoun 1535 Stewart 174.
Rycht fair of face and frelie of fassoun 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7187.
This woman is in fassoun and fauour … like my awin Quene(b) a1400 Leg. S. vii. 22.
To Ihesu sa lyk wes he Of al fasone in al degre Ib. xxx. 70.
A ȝung man of fare fassone a1586 Lindsay MS. 39.
Ane man of fair fassone and weill abilȝeit

b. Of things.(a) 1375 Barb. xvii. 300 (E).
That men mycht sone se pailyownys, Be stentyt off syndry fassownys 1481 Acts II. 132/2.
A targe … efter the fassoune of the example that salbe send to ilk schiref 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 111.
For ane batale ax maid of Lochabir fasoun 1529 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 396.
To sustene … the brig … in sik stait stryntht and fasoun, lyntht and breid, as is abuf writin c1550 Rolland C. Venus ii. 581.
He approchit in haist on to that hald, All for to se the fassoun(b) c1460 Wisd. Sol. 415.
Jowell of al fynest metall, of al fassons 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 83.
A chenȝe of gold maid in fassone of frere knottis 1549 Compl. 19/19.
Ane pottar vil mak … diuerse pottis of defferent fassons 1578 Waus Corr. I. 192.
As for my taiblatt, ye sall gar mak it of the best fassone ye can speir 1622-6 Bisset II. 239/18.
Na smythis sall transforme or coise ony auld irne or uthir fasson, except [etc.]

c. Of clothing.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1345.
His bonat round, and of the auld fassoun 1495 Treas. Acc. I. 256.
A wyde coite with sleiffis of the new fassoune 1505 Ib. III. 40.
For cammes to the Kingis keltir cote … to hald the fasoun 1562-3 Winȝet I. 52/18.
Learis … forgeing thair sermonis … efter the fassoun of schipmenis breiks, mete for euery leg 1576 Crim. Trials I. 51.
He … had ane gray coitt with Lumbart slevis of the auld fassoun 1625 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 347.
Thair claithes … all to be maid be thair selff in jupe fassoun(b) 1455 Acts II. 43/2.
That all men of lawe … haif habitis of grene of the fassone of ane tunykill 1503 Halyb. 271.
vi hattis in rosset, iiij of the nyow fasson 1511 Treas. Acc. IV. 197.
Ane cloik of the Spanȝee fassone 1578 Waus Corr. I. 192.
I would haif it [a cloak] of the fassone of that [with ane small champ]

2. Manner, style, way (of doing something).(a) 1456 Hay II. 41/10.
Here declaris the doctour in quhat fassoun and maner suld a squyer ressave the ordre of knychthede a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 767.
Than sall our consciens all our trespas explane Our fenȝeit fassoun flatlie to confuse 1513 Doug. xii. vi. 104.
Diomed Ane other fassoun hes hym quyt his meid 1533 Bell. Livy I. 113/30.
He assailȝeit the said toun be na fassoun of chevelry hantit … be Romanis 1570 Sempill Sat. P. xx. 20.
I … wyn my meit … ay selling caill, The best fassoun I may 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 105.
The quenis majestie maid ane bankett … in ane verry diligate fassoune at evin 1637 Baillie I. 14.
I have written to Mr. Michael in such a fassoun as yow would laugh at(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. 45/492.
I serf him on the tothir syde on the samin fasson 1535 Stewart 23625.
Richt weill I knaw thair chiftane maid of new, That neuir befoir thair fassone kend or knew a1578 Pitsc. I. 38/21.
[To] prescribe ane forme and fassone to the aggrement of the present discoird 1610 Carnegie Lett. & Chart. 343.
Few or nain did ewer conuales that wes visit after that fason

3. Usual or conventional style or manner; custom. a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 245.
His hude was reid, … Lyke to ane poeit of the auld fassoun a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxiv. 7.
Tak ȝe no thocht … Off this fals warld … That changeis fassoun everie ȝeir 1596 Dalr. II. 261/13.
Gif his clathis was onything ornat, he studiet neuer to follow the fassoune of the court 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 5.
To … ask of thame hir kyis milk … wes the auld fassoun and it wes na falt 1638 9th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 194/2.
Ane auld silk bavir hatt out of fassun

4. The making or fashioning (of an article), workmanship. 1479 Acta Conc. 26/2.
Defalkand of the soume that he prefis the vale of the fassoun and giltin of a stope 1503 Treas. Acc. II. 227.
For v cheris of estait; For the fasoun of the said cheris 1540 Ib. VII. 293.
For the mackin and fassoun of ane pair of bedis weyand xvij vnces 1566–7 in Fleming Q. Mary 506.
For schiuine and the fassoune [of a garment] and pontis

5. A show or pretence. c1615 Chron. Kings 112.
The Erle of Bothuell cumis at the brig of Amont and makis ane fassone as gif he wald reaffeace hir and caireyis hir to Dumbar