Fetidness
Fet″id‐ness, n. The quality or state of being fetid.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Fetiferous
Fe‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [Fetus + -ferous.] Producing young, as animals.
Fetis
Fe″tis (?), a. [OF. fetis, faitis. Cf. Factitious.] Neat; pretty; well made; graceful.Full fetis was her cloak, as I was ware. Chaucer.
Fetisely
Fe″tise‐ly (?), adv. Neatly; gracefully; properly. Chaucer.
Fetish (2)
Fe″tish (?), n., Fe″tish‐ism (� or �; 277), n., Fe′tish‐is″tic (�), a. See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.
Fetlock
Fet″lock (?), n. [OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace, step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. √77. See Foot.] The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of l...
Fetor
Fe″tor (?), n. [L. fetor, foetor. See Fetid.] A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness. Arbuthnot.
Fette
Fet″te (? or?), v. t. [imp.Fette, p. p.Fet.] [See Fet, v. t.] To fetch. Chaucer.
Fetter
Fet″ter (fĕt″tẽr), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feterōs, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fjöturr, L. pedica, Gr. πέδη, and to E. foot. √ 77. See Foot.] [Chiefly used in...
Fetter (2)
Fet″ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fettered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Fettering.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.My heels are fettered, but m...
Fettered
Fet″tered (?), a.(Zoöl.) Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which bend backward, and appear unfit for walking.
Fetterer
Fet″ter‐er (?), n. One who fetters. Landor.
Fetterless
Fet″ter‐less, a. Free from fetters. Marston.
Fettle
Fet″tle (?), v. t. [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.] 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in...
Fettle (2)
Fet″tle, v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. Bp. Hall.
Fettle (3)
Fet″tle, n. The act of fettling. Wright.In fine fettle, in good spirits.
Fettling
Fet″tling (?), n. 1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [It is commonly called fix in the United States.]2. (Pottery) The o...
Fetuous
Fet″u‐ous (?), a. Neat; feat. Herrick.
Fetus
Fe″tus (fē″tŭs), n.; pl.Fetuses (–ĕz). [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin ...
Fetwah
‖Fet″wah (?), n. A written decision of a Turkish mufti on some point of law. Whitworth.
Feu
Feu (fū), n. [See 2d Feud, and Fee.] (Scots Law) A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of mili...
Feu de joie
‖Feu′ de joie″ (?). A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.
Feuar
Feu″ar (fū″ẽr), n.(Scots Law) One who holds a feu. Sir W. Scott.
Feud
Feud (fūd), n. [OE. feide, AS. fǣhð, fr. fāh hostile; akin to OHG. fēhida, G. fehde, Sw. fejd, D. feide; prob. akin to E. fiend. See Foe.] 1. A combination of kindred to avenge ...
Feud (2)
Feud, n. [LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E. fief. See Fief, Fee.] (Law) A stipendiary estate in land, held of a superior, by service; the right which a vassal or ten...
Feudal
Feu″dal (fū″dal), a. [F. féodal, or LL. feudalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or fees; as, feudal rights or services; feudal tenures.2. Consisting of, or founded upon,...
Feudalism
Feu″dal‐ism (–ĭz'm), n. [Cf. F. féodalisme.] The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service ...