a machine used to raise wind and cool the air by agitating it. The custom which now prevails of wearing fans, was borrowed from the East, where they are almost indispensably necessary for keeping off the sun and the flies. Fans are made of a thin skin or piece of paper, taffety, or other light stuff, cut semicircularly, and mounted on several little sticks of wood, ivory, tortoiseshell, or the like. The paper, &c., is usually painted, and in mounting is plaited in such a manner, as that the plaits may be alternately inward and outward.

Fan is also an instrument used in winnowing corn.

Fans for corn pay on importation, 1s. 3½d. and draws back on exportation, 1s. 1½d. India fans pay for every 100l. gross value at the sale 26l. 14s. 2½d. 100

The draw-back on exportation is 2l. 2s. 1½d. 100