Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Feculent

Fec″u‐lent (?), a. [L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F. féculent. See Fecula.] Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; mudd...

731

Fecund

Fec″und (?), a. [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. fécond. see Fetus.] Fruitful in children; prolific. Graunt.

732

Fecundate

Fec″un‐date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fecundated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fecundating (?).] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. W. Montagu.2. (Bi...

733

Fecundation

Fec′un‐da″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. fécondation.] (Biol.) The act by which, either in animals or plants, material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is brought in ...

734

Fecundify

Fe‐cun″di‐fy (?), v. t. [Fecund + -fy.] To make fruitful; to fecundate. Johnson.

735

Fecundity

Fe‐cun″di‐ty (?), n. [L. fecunditas: cf. F. fécondité. See Fecund.] 1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms...

736

Fed

Fed (?), imp. & p. p. of Feed.

737

Fedary

Fed″a‐ry (?), n. A feodary. Shak.

738

Federal

Fed″er‐al (?), a. [L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin to fides faith: cf. F. fédéral. see Faith.] 1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant...

739

Federal (2)

Fed″er‐al, n. See Federalist.

740

Federalism

Fed″er‐al‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. fédéralisme.] The principles of Federalists or of federal union.

741

Federalist

Fed″er‐al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. fédéraliste.] An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption...

742

Federalize

Fed″er‐al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Federalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Federalizing (?).] [Cf. F. fédéraliser.] To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for polit...

743

Federary

Fed″er‐a‐ry (?), n. [See Federal.] A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. hak.

744

Federate

Fed″er‐ate (?), a. [L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.] United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined...

745

Federation

Fed′er‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. fédération.] 1. The act of uniting in a league; confederation.2. A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. Burke.

746

Federative

Fed″er‐a‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. fédératif.] Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. “A federative society.” Burke.

747

Fedity

Fed″i‐ty (?), n. [L. foeditas, fr. foedus foul, filthy.] Turpitude; vileness. Bp. Hall.

748

Fee

Fee (fē), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of “property, money,” arising from cattle being used in early times ...

749

Fee (2)

Fee (fē), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Feed (fēd); p. pr. & vb. n.Feeing.] To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.Th...

750

Fee-faw-fum

Fee′–faw′–fum″ (?), n. A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant. “Impudent fee-faw-fums.”...

751

Feeble

Fee″ble (fē″b'l), a. [Compar.Feebler (–blẽr); superl.Feeblest (–blĕst).] [OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentabl...

752

Feeble (2)

Fee″ble, v. t. To make feble; to enfeeble.Shall that victorious hand be feebled here? Shak.

753

Feeble-minded

Fee″ble–mind″ed (?), a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. “comfort the feeble-minded.” 1 Thess. v. 14.— Fee″ble–mind″...

754

Feebleness

Fee″ble‐ness, n. The quality or condition of being feeble; debility; infirmity.That shakes for age and feebleness. Shak.

755

Feebly

Fee″bly (?), adv. In a feeble manner.The restored church... contended feebly, and with half a heart. Macaulay.

756

Feed

Feed (fēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fed (fĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Feeding.] [AS. fēdan, fr. fōda food; akin to OS. fōdian, OFries. fēda, fōda, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. fæða, Sw. fö...