Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Fielder

Field″er (?), n.(Ball Playing) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.

1271

Fieldfare

Field″fare′ (?; 277), n. [OE. feldfare, AS. feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zoöl.) a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Brit...

1272

Fielding

Field″ing, n.(Ball Playing) The act of playing as a fielder.

1273

Fieldpiece

Field″piece′ (?), n. A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; — called also field gun.

1274

Fieldwork

Field″work′ (?), n.(Mil.) Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; — commonly in the plural.All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortifi...

1275

Fieldy

Field″y (?), a. Open, like a field. Wyclif.

1276

Fiend

Fiend (?), n. [OE. fend, find, fiend, feond, fiend, foe, AS. feónd; akin to OS. fīond, D. vijand enemy, OHG. fīant, G. feind, Icel. fjānd, Sw. & Dan. fiende, Goth. fijands; orig...

1277

Fiendful

Fiend″ful (?), a. Full of fiendish spirit or arts. Marlowe.— Fiend″ful‐ly, adv.

1278

Fiendish

Fiend″ish (?), a. Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish. — Fiend″ish‐ly, adv. — Fiend″ish‐ness, n.

1279

Fiendlike

Fiend″like′ (?), a. Fiendish; diabolical. Longfellow.

1280

Fiendly

Fiend″ly, a. [AS. feóndlic.] Fiendlike; monstrous; devilish. Chaucer.

1281

Fierasfer

‖Fi′e‐ras″fer (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their habit of living as commensals in other animals. One species inhabits the gill cavity of the p...

1282

Fierce

Fierce (?), a. [Compar.Fiercer (?); superl.Fiercest (?).] [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. ...

1283

Fieri facias

‖Fi″e‐ri fa″ci‐as (?). (Law) A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or r...

1284

Fieriness

Fi″er‐i‐ness (?), n. The quality of being fiery; heat; acrimony; irritability; as, a fieriness of temper. Addison.

1285

Fiery

Fi″er‐y (? or?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.] 1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.And fiery billows roll b...

1286

Fiesta

‖Fies″ta (?), n. [Sp. See Feast, n.] Among Spanish, a religious festival; a saint's day or holiday; also, a holiday or festivity.Even... a bullfight is a fiesta. Am. Dialect Not...

1287

Fife

Fife (?), n. [F. fifre, OHG. pfīfa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See Pipe.] (Mus.) A small shrill pipe, re...

1288

Fife (2)

Fife, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fifed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.fifing.] To play on a fife.

1289

Fifer

Fif″er (?), n. One who plays on a fife.

1290

Fifteen

Fif″teen′ (?), a. [OE. fiftene, AS. fīftȳne, fīftēne. See Five, and Ten, and cf. Fifty.] Five and ten; one more than fourteen.

1291

Fifteen (2)

Fif″teen′, n. 1. The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects.2. A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.

1292

Fifteenth

Fif″teenth′ (?), a. [OE. fiftenthe; cf. fiftethe, AS. fīfteōða. See Fifteen.] 1. Next in order after the fourteenth; — the ordinal of fifteen.2. Consisting of one of fifteen equ...

1293

Fifteenth (2)

Fif″teenth′, n. 1. One of fifteen equal parts or divisions; the quotient of a unit divided by fifteen.2. A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs...

1294

Fifth

Fifth (?), a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. fīfta. See Five.] 1. Next in order after the fourth; — the ordinal of five.2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.Fifth mo...

1295

Fifth (2)

Fifth (?), n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degr...

1296

Fifthly

Fifth″ly, adv. In the fifth place; as the fifth in order.