Webster's Dictionary 1913

784

Feint

Feint (?), a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.] Feigned; counterfeit.Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. Locke.

785

Feint (2)

Feint, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.] 1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.Courtley's letter is but a feint to ge...

786

Feint (3)

Feint, v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.

787

Feitsui

‖Fei′tsui″ (?), n.(Min.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.

788

Feize

Feize (?), v. t. See Feeze, v. t.

789

Felanders

Fel″an‐ders (?), n. pl. See Filanders.

790

Feldspar

{ Feld″spar′ (?), Feld″spath′ (?) }, n. [G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.) A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicat...

791

Feldspathic

{ Feld‐spath″ic (?), Feld‐spath″ose (?) }, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, feldspar.

792

Fele

Fele (?), a. [AS. fela, feola; akin to G. viel, gr. �. See Full, a.] Many. Chaucer.

793

Felicify

Fe‐lic″ify (?), v. t. [L. felix happy + -fy.] To make happy; to felicitate. Quarles.

794

Felicitate

Fe‐lic″i‐tate (?), a. [L. felicitatus, p. p. of felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See felicity.] Made very happy.I am alone felicitateIn your dear highness' lov...

795

Felicitate (2)

Fe‐lic″i‐tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Felicitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.felicitating.] [Cf. F. féliciter.] 1. To make very happy; to delight.What a glorious entertainment and plea...

796

Felicitation

Fe‐lic′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. félicitation.] The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

797

Felicitous

Fe‐lic″i‐tous (?), a. Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.Felicitous words and images. M. A...

798

Felicity

Fe‐lic″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Felicities (#). [OE. felicite, F. félicité, fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, -icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.] 1. The state of being happy; blessedness...

799

Feline

Fe″line (?), a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. félin. See Fetus.] 1. (Zoöl.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felid...

800

Felis

‖Fe″lis (fē″lĭs), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.

801

Fell

Fell (fĕl), imp. of Fall.

802

Fell (2)

Fell, a. [OE. fel, OF. fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf. AS. fel (only in comp.) OF. fel, as a noun also accus. felon, is fr. LL. felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir...

803

Fell (3)

Fell, n. [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.] Gall; anger; melancholy.Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell. Spenser.

804

Fell (4)

Fell, n. [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in þrutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, Gr. πέλλα. Cf. Film, Peel, Pell, n.] A skin or hide...

805

Fell (5)

Fell (?), n. [Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fjäll a ridge or chain of mountains, Dan. fjeld mountain, rock and prob. to G. fels rock, or perh. to feld field, E. field.] 1. A b...

806

Fell (6)

Fell, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Felled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Felling.] [AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to fall; akin to D. vellen, G. fällen, Icel. fella, Sw. fälla, Dan. fælde...

807

Fell (7)

Fell, n.(Mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.

808

Fell (8)

Fell, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. fåll a hem.] To sew or hem; — said of seams.

809

Fell (9)

Fell, n. 1. (Sewing) A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses.2. (Weaving) The end of a web, f...

810

Fellable

Fell″a‐ble (?), a. Fit to be felled.