Faible

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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