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n.) That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion.

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	n.) ~~An instrument for cooling the person, made~~ of ~~feathers~~, ~~paper, silk~~, etc., ~~and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot~~, so as ~~when opened~~ to ~~radiate from~~ the ~~center and assume the figure~~ of ~~a section of a circle~~.		n.) That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion.