Webster's Dictionary 1913

1081

Festoon

Fes‐toon″ (?), n. [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.] 1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for...

1082

Festoon (2)

Fes‐toon″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Festooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Festooning.] To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

1083

Festoony

Fes‐toon″y (?), a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, festoons. Sir J. Herschel.

1084

Festucine

Fes‐tu‐cine (? or?), a. [L. festula stalk, straw. Cf. Fescue.] Of a straw color; greenish yellow.A little insect of a festucine or pale green. Sir T. Browne.

1085

Festucous

Fes″tu‐cous (?), a. Formed or consisting of straw. Sir T. Browne.

1086

Festue

Fes″tue (?), n. [See Fescue.] A straw; a fescue. Holland.

1087

Fet

Fet (?), n. [Cf. feat, F. fait, and It. fett� slice, G. fetzen rag, Icel. fat garment.] A piece. Dryton.

1088

Fet (2)

Fet, v. t. [OE. fetten, feten, AS. fetian; akin to AS. fæt a journey, and to E. foot; cf. G. fassen to seize. √ 77. See Foot, and cf. Fetch.] To fetch.And from the other fifty s...

1089

Fet (3)

Fet, p. p. of Fette. Fetched. Chaucer.

1090

Fetal

Fe″tal (?), a. [From Fetus.] Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal circulation; fetal membranes.

1091

Fetation

Fe‐ta″tion (?), n. The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy.

1092

fetch

fetch, v. i. To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward. Totten.To fetch away(Naut.), to break loose; to roll or slide to leeward. —...

1093

Fetch

Fetch (fĕch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fetched 2; p. pr. & vb. n.. Fetching.] [OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh. the same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get, OFries. faka ...

1094

Fetch (2)

Fetch, n. 1. A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice.Every little fetch of wit...

1095

Fetcher

Fetch″er (?), n. One who fetches or brings.

1096

Fete

Fete (fēt), n. [See feat.] A feat. Chaucer.

1097

Fête

‖Fête (fā̍t), n. [F. See Feast.] A festival.Fête champêtre (�), a festival or entertainment in the open air; a rural festival.

1098

Fete (2)

Fete, n. pl. [See Foot.] Feet. Chaucer.

1099

Fête (2)

Fête (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fêted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fêting.] [Cf. F. fêter.] To feast; to honor with a festival.

1100

Fetich

{ Fe″tich, Fe″tish (?), n. } [F. fétiche, from Pg. feitiço, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.] 1. A material object ...

1101

fetichism

{ fe″tich‐ism, Fe″tish‐ism (? or?); 277), n. } [Cf. F. fétichisme.] [Written also feticism.] 1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.2. Excessive devotion to one objec...

1102

Fetichist

{ Fe″tich‐ist, Fe″tish‐ist, n. } A believer in fetiches.He was by nature a fetichist. H. Holbeach.

1103

Fetichistic

{ Fe′tich‐is″tic (?), Fe′tish‐is″tic, a.} Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism.A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean ...

1104

Feticide

Fe″ti‐cide (? or?), n. [Written also fœticide.] [Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law) The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.

1105

Feticism

Fe″ti‐cism (?), n. See Fetichism.

1106

Fetid

Fet″id (? or?; 277), a. [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. fétide.] Having an offensive smell; stinking.Most putrefactions... sme...

1107

Fetidity

Fet‐id″i‐ty (? or?), n. Fetidness.