FENCER
FEN'CER, noun One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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FENCIBLE
FEN'CIBLE, adjective1. Capable of defense.2.noun A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles.
FENCING
FEN'CING, participle present tense Inclosing with fence; guarding; fortifying.FEN'CING, noun1. The art of using skillfully a sword or foil in attack or defense; an art taught in...
FENCING-MASTER
FEN'CING-MASTER, noun One who teaches the art of attack and defense with sword or foil.
FENCING-SCHOOL
FEN'CING-SCHOOL, noun A school in which the art of fencing is taught.
FEND
FEND, verb transitive [The root of defend and offend. The primary sense is to fall on, or to strike, to repel.]To keep off; to prevent from entering; to ward off; to shut out.Wi...
FENDED
FEND'ED, participle passive Kept off; warded off; shut out.
FENDER
FEND'ER, noun1. That which defends; an utensil employed to hinder coals of fire from rolling forward to the floor.2. A piece of timber or other thing hung over the side of a ves...
FENDING
FEND'ING, participle present tense Keeping or warding off.
FENERATE
FEN'ERATE, verb intransitive [Latin fenero.] To put to use; to lend on interest. [Not used.]
FENERATION
FENERA'TION, noun The act of lending on use; or the interest or gain of that which is lent.
FENESTRAL
FENES'TRAL, adjective [Latin fenestralis, from fenestra, a window.] Pertaining to a window.
FENNEL
FEN'NEL, noun [Latin faeiculum, from faenum, hay.]A fragrant plant of the genus Anethum, cultivated in gardens.
FENNEL-FLOWER
FEN'NEL-FLOWER, noun A plant of the genus Nigella.
FENNEL-GIANT
FEN'NEL-GIANT, noun A plant of the genus Ferula.
FENNY
FEN'NY, adjective [from fen.]1. Boggy; marshy; moorish.2. Growing in fens; as fenny brake.3. Inhabiting marshy ground; as a fenny snake.
FENNYSTONES
FENNYSTONES, noun A plant.
FENOWED
FEN'OWED, adjective Corrupted; decayed. [Not in use.]
FENUGREEK
FEN'UGREEK, noun [Latin faenum graecum.] A plant of the genus Trigonella.
FEOD
FE'OD, noun A feud. So written by Blackstone and other authors; but more generally, feud, which see.
FEODAL
FE'ODAL, adjective Feudal, which see.
FEODALITY
FEODAL'ITY, noun Feudal tenures; the feudal system.
FEODARY
FE'ODARY, noun One who holds lands of a superior, on condition of suit and service. [Little used. See Feudatory.]
FEODATORY
FEODATORY. [See Feudatory.]
FEOFF
FEOFF, verb transitive feff.To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant to one any corporeal hereditament. The compound infeoff is more generally used.FEOFF, a fief. [See Fief.]
FEOFFEE
FEOFFEE, noun feffee'. A person who is infeoffed, that is, invested with a fee or corporeal hereditament.
FEOFFER
FEOFFER,FEOFFMENT, noun feff'ment. [Law Latin feoffamentum.] The gift or grant of a fee or corporeal hereditament, as land, castles, honors, or other immovable thing; a grant in...