FEIGNEDNESS — FENESTRAL

FEIGNEDNESS — FENESTRAL NWAD FEIGNEDNESS.1

FEIGNEDNESS, n. Fiction; pretense; deceit. NWAD FEIGNEDNESS.1

FEIGNER, n. One who feigns; an inventor; a deviser of fiction. NWAD FEIGNER.1

FEIGNING, ppr. Imagining; inventing; pretending; making a false show. NWAD FEIGNING.1

FEIGNING, n. A false appearance; artful contrivance. NWAD FEIGNING.2

FEIGNINGLY, adv. With false appearance. NWAD FEIGNINGLY.1

FEINT, n. NWAD FEINT.1

1. An assumed or false appearance; a pretense of doing something not intended to be done. NWAD FEINT.2

Courtley’s letter is but a feint to get off. NWAD FEINT.3

2. A mock attack; an appearance of aiming at one part when another is intended to be struck. In fencing, a show of making a thrust at one part, to deceive an antagonist, when the intention is to strike another part. NWAD FEINT.4

FEINT, a. or pp. Counterfeit; seeming. [Not used.] NWAD FEINT.5

FELANDERS, n. [See Filanders.] NWAD FELANDERS.1

FELDSPAR, FELSPAR, FELDSPATH, FELSPATH, n. A mineral widely distributed and usually of a foliated structure. When in crystals or crystalline masses, it is very susceptible of mechanical division at natural joints. its hardness is a little inferior to that of quartz. There are several varieties, as common feldspar, the adularia, the siliceous, the glassy, the ice-spar, the opalescent, aventurine feldspar, petuntze, the granular, and the compact. NWAD FELDSPAR.1

FELDSPATHIC, a. Pertaining to feldspar, or consisting of it. NWAD FELDSPATHIC.1

FELICITATE, v.t. [L. felicito, from felix, happy.] NWAD FELICITATE.1

1. To make very happy. NWAD FELICITATE.2

What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit, if he could grasp all in a single survey. NWAD FELICITATE.3

More generally, NWAD FELICITATE.4

2. To congratulate; to express joy or pleasure to. We felicitate our friends on the acquisition of good, or an escape from evil. NWAD FELICITATE.5

FELICITATE, a. Made very happy. NWAD FELICITATE.6

FELICITATED, pp. Made very happy; congratulated. NWAD FELICITATED.1

FELICITATING, ppr. Making very happy; congratulating. NWAD FELICITATING.1

FELICITATION, n. Congratulation. NWAD FELICITATION.1

FELICITOUS, a. Very happy; prosperous; delightful. NWAD FELICITOUS.1

FELICITOUSLY, adv. Happily. NWAD FELICITOUSLY.1

FELICITY, n. [L. felicitas, from felix, happy.] NWAD FELICITY.1

1. Happiness, or rather great happiness; blessedness; blissfulness; appropriately, the joys of heaven. NWAD FELICITY.2

2. Prosperity; blessing; enjoyment of good. NWAD FELICITY.3

The felicities of her wonderful reign may be complete. NWAD FELICITY.4

Females - who confer on life its finest felicities. NWAD FELICITY.5

FELINE, a. [L. felinus, from felis, a cat.] NWAD FELINE.1

Pertaining to cats, or to their species; like a cat; noting the cat kind or the genus Felis. We say, the feline race; feline rapacity. NWAD FELINE.2

FELL, pret. of fall. NWAD FELL.1

FELL, a. NWAD FELL.2

1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman. NWAD FELL.3

It seemed fury, discord, madness fell. NWAD FELL.4

2. Fierce; savage; ravenous; bloody. NWAD FELL.5

More fell than tigers on the Libyan plain. NWAD FELL.6

FELL, n. [L. pellis.] A skin or hide of a beast; used chiefly in composition, as wool-fell. NWAD FELL.7

FELL, n. A barren or stony hill. [Local.] NWAD FELL.8

FELL, v.t. To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring to the ground, either by cutting, as to fell trees, or by striking, as to fell an ox. NWAD FELL.9

FELLED, pp. Knocked or cut down. NWAD FELLED.1

FELLER, n. One who hews or knocks down. Isaiah 14:8. NWAD FELLER.1

FELLIFLUOUS, a. [L. fel, gall, and fluo, to flow.] Flowing with gall. NWAD FELLIFLUOUS.1

FELLING, ppr. Cutting or beating to the ground. NWAD FELLING.1

FELLMONGER, n. [fell and monger.] A dealer in hides. NWAD FELLMONGER.1

FELLNESS, n. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelty; fierce barbarity; rage. NWAD FELLNESS.1

FELLOE, [See Felly.] NWAD FELLOE.1

FELLOW, n. [Heb. to tie or connect, to be joined or associated.] NWAD FELLOW.1

1. A companion; an associate. NWAD FELLOW.2

In youth I had twelve fellows, like myself. NWAD FELLOW.3

Each on his fellow for assistance calls. NWAD FELLOW.4

2. One of the same kind. NWAD FELLOW.5

A shepherd had one favorite dog; he fed him with his own hand, and took more care of him than of his fellows. NWAD FELLOW.6

3. An equal. NWAD FELLOW.7

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts. Zechariah 13:7. NWAD FELLOW.8

4. One of a pair, or of two things used together and suited to each other. Of a pair of gloves, we call one the fellow of the other. NWAD FELLOW.9

5. One equal or like another. Of an artist we say, this man has not his fellow, that is, one of like skill. NWAD FELLOW.10

6. An appellation of contempt; a man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble man; as a mean fellow. NWAD FELLOW.11

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow. NWAD FELLOW.12

7. A member of a college that shares its revenues; or a member of any incorporated society. NWAD FELLOW.13

8. A member of a corporation; a trustee. NWAD FELLOW.14

[vow and fellow] One bound by the same vow. [Little used.] NWAD FELLOW.15

FELLOW, v.t. To suit with; to pair with; to match. [Little used.] NWAD FELLOW.16

In composition, fellow denotes community of nature, station or employment. NWAD FELLOW.17

FELLOW-CITIZEN, n. A citizen of the same state or nation. Ephesians 2:19. NWAD FELLOW-CITIZEN.1

FELLOW-COMMONER, n. NWAD FELLOW-COMMONER.1

1. One who has the same right of common. NWAD FELLOW-COMMONER.2

2. In Cambridge, England, one who dines with the fellows. NWAD FELLOW-COMMONER.3

FELLOW-COUNSELOR, n. An associate in council. NWAD FELLOW-COUNSELOR.1

FELLOW-CREATURE, n. One of the same race or kind. Thus men are all called fellow-creatures. Watts uses the word for one made by the same creator. “Reason by which we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes.” But the word is not now used in this sense. NWAD FELLOW-CREATURE.1

FELLOW-FEELING, n. NWAD FELLOW-FEELING.1

1. Sympathy; a like feeling. NWAD FELLOW-FEELING.2

2. Joint interest. [Not in use.] NWAD FELLOW-FEELING.3

FELLOW-HEIR, n. A co-heir, or joint-heir; one entitled to a share of the same inheritance. NWAD FELLOW-HEIR.1

That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs. Ephesians 3:6. NWAD FELLOW-HEIR.2

FELLOW-HELPER, n. A co-adjutor; one who concurs or aids in the same business. 3 John 8. NWAD FELLOW-HELPER.1

FELLOW-LABORER, n. One who labors in the same business or design. NWAD FELLOW-LABORER.1

FELLOWLIKE, a. Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms. NWAD FELLOWLIKE.1

FELLOW-MAIDEN, n. A maiden who is an associate. NWAD FELLOW-MAIDEN.1

FELLOW-MEMBER, n. A member of the same body. NWAD FELLOW-MEMBER.1

FELLOW-MINISTER, n. One who officiates in the same ministry or calling. NWAD FELLOW-MINISTER.1

FELLOW-PEER, n. One who has the like privileges of nobility. NWAD FELLOW-PEER.1

FELLOW-PRISONER, n. One imprisoned in the same place. Romans 16:7. NWAD FELLOW-PRISONER.1

FELLOW-RAKE, n. An associate in vice and profligacy. NWAD FELLOW-RAKE.1

FELLOW-SCHOLAR, n. An associate in studies. NWAD FELLOW-SCHOLAR.1

FELLOW-SERVANT, n. One who has the same master. NWAD FELLOW-SERVANT.1

FELLOWSHIP, n. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.1

1. Companionship; society; consort; mutual association of persons on equal and friendly terms; familiar intercourse. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.2

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Ephesians 5:11. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.3

Men are made for society and mutual fellowship. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.4

2. Association; confederacy; combination. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.5

Most of the other christian princes were drawn into the fellowship of that war. [Unusual.] NWAD FELLOWSHIP.6

3. Partnership; joint interest; as fellowship in pain. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.7

4. Company; a state of being together. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.8

The great contention of the sea and skies parted our fellowship. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.9

5. Frequency of intercourse. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.10

In a great town friends are scattered, so that there is not that fellowship which is in less neighborhoods. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.11

6. Fitness and fondness for festive entertainments; with good prefixed. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.12

He had by his good fellowship - made himself popular, with all the officers of the army. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.13

7. Communion; intimate familiarity. 1 John 1:3. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.14

8. In arithmetic, the rule of proportions, by which the accounts of partners in business are adjusted, so that each partner may have a share of gain or sustain a share of loss, in proportion to his part of the stock. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.15

9. An establishment in colleges, for the maintenance of a fellow. NWAD FELLOWSHIP.16

FELLOW-SOLDIER, n. One who fights under the same commander, or is engaged in the same service. Officers often address their companions in arms by this appellation. NWAD FELLOW-SOLDIER.1

FELLOW-STREAM, n. A stream in the vicinity. NWAD FELLOW-STREAM.1

FELLOW-STUDENT, n. One who studies in the same company or class with another, or who belongs to the same school. NWAD FELLOW-STUDENT.1

FELLOW-SUBJECT, n. One who is subject to the same government with another. NWAD FELLOW-SUBJECT.1

FELLOW-SUFFERER, n. One who shares in the same evil, or partakes of the same sufferings with another. NWAD FELLOW-SUFFERER.1

FELLOW-TRAVELER, n. One who travels in company with another. NWAD FELLOW-TRAVELER.1

FELLOW-WRITER, n. One who writes at the same time. NWAD FELLOW-WRITER.1

FELLOW-WORKER, n. One employed in the same occupation. NWAD FELLOW-WORKER.1

FELLY, adv. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelly; fiercely; barbarously. NWAD FELLY.1

FELLY, n. The exterior part or rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes. NWAD FELLY.2

Felo de se, in law, one who commits felony by suicide, or deliberately destroys his own life. NWAD FELLY.3

FELON, n. [Low L. felo.] NWAD FELON.1

1. In law, a person who has committed felony. [See Felony.] NWAD FELON.2

2. A whitlow; a painful swelling formed in the periosteum at the end of the finger. NWAD FELON.3

FELON, a. NWAD FELON.4

1. Malignant; fierce; malicious; proceeding from a depraved heart. NWAD FELON.5

Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. NWAD FELON.6

2. Traitorous; disloyal. NWAD FELON.7

FELONIOUS, a. NWAD FELONIOUS.1

1. Malignant; malicious; indicating or proceeding from a depraved heart or evil purpose; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; as a felonious deed. NWAD FELONIOUS.2

2. In law, proceeding from an evil heart or purpose; done with the deliberate purpose to commit a crime; as felonious homicide. NWAD FELONIOUS.3

FELONNIOUSLY, adv. In a felonious manner; with the deliberate intention to commit a crime. Indictments for capital offenses must state the fact to be done feloniously. NWAD FELONNIOUSLY.1

FELON-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Solanum. NWAD FELON-WORT.1

FELONY, n. [See Felon.] In common law, any crime which incurs the forfeiture of lands or goods. Treason was formerly comprised under the name of felony, but is now distinguished from crimes thus denominated, although it is really a felony. All offenses punishable with death are felonies; and so are some crimes not thus punished, as suicide, homicide by chance-medley, or in self-defense, and petty larceny. Capital punishment therefore does not necessarily enter into the true idea or definition of felony; the true criterion of felony being forfeiture of lands or goods. But the idea of felony has been so generally connected with that of capital punishment, that law and usage now confirm that connection. Thus if a statute makes any new offense a felony, it is understood to mean a crime punishable with death. NWAD FELONY.1

FELSITE, n. [See Feldspar.] A species of compact feldspar, of an azure blue or green color, found amorphous associated with quartz and mica. NWAD FELSITE.1

FELT, pret. of feel. NWAD FELT.1

FELT, n. [L. pellis, Eng. fell, a skin from plucking or stripping, L. vello, vellus, Eng. wool.] NWAD FELT.2

1. A cloth or stuff made of wool, or wool and hair, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure with lees or size. NWAD FELT.3

2. A hat made of wool. NWAD FELT.4

3. Skin. NWAD FELT.5

To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose. NWAD FELT.6

FELT, v.t. To make cloth or stuff of wool, or wool and hair, by fulling. NWAD FELT.7

FELTER, v.t. To clot or meet together like felt. NWAD FELTER.1

FELTMAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make felt. NWAD FELTMAKER.1

FELUCCA, n. NWAD FELUCCA.1

A boat or vessel, with oars and lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean. It has this peculiarity, that the helm may be applied to the head or stern, as occasion requires. NWAD FELUCCA.2

FELWORT, n. A plant, a species of Gentian. NWAD FELWORT.1

FEMALE, n. [L. femella. See Feminine.] NWAD FEMALE.1

1. Among animals, one of that sex which conceives and brings forth young. NWAD FEMALE.2

2. Among plants, that which produces fruit; that which bears the pistil and receives the pollen of the male flowers. NWAD FEMALE.3

FEMALE, a. NWAD FEMALE.4

1. Noting the sex which produces young; not male; as a female bee. NWAD FEMALE.5

2. Pertaining to females; as a female hand or heart; female tenderness. NWAD FEMALE.6

To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe the discovery of America. NWAD FEMALE.7

3. Feminine; soft; delicate; weak. NWAD FEMALE.8

Female rhymes, double rhymes, so called from the French, in which language they end in e feminine. NWAD FEMALE.9

FEMALE-FLOWER, n. In botany, a flower which is furnished with the pistil, pointal, or female organs. NWAD FEMALE-FLOWER.1

FEMALE-PLANT, n. A plant which produces female flowers. NWAD FEMALE-PLANT.1

FEMALE-SCREW, n. A screw with grooves or channels. NWAD FEMALE-SCREW.1

FEME-COVERT, FEMME-COVERT, n. A married woman, who is under covert of her baron or husband. NWAD FEME-COVERT.1

FEME-SOLE, FEMME-SOLE, n. An unmarried woman. NWAD FEME-SOLE.1

Femme-sole merchant, a woman who uses a trade alone, or without her husband. NWAD FEME-SOLE.2

FEMINALITY, n. The female nature. NWAD FEMINALITY.1

FEMINATE, a. Feminine. [Not in use.] NWAD FEMINATE.1

FEMININE, a. [L. femininus, from femina, woman. The first syllable may be and probably is from wemb or womb, by the use of f for w; the b not being radical. The last part of the word is probably from man, quasi, femman, womb-man.] NWAD FEMININE.1

1. Pertaining to a woman, or to women, or to females; as the female sex. NWAD FEMININE.2

2. soft; tender; delicate. NWAD FEMININE.3

Her heavenly form angelic, but more soft and feminine. NWAD FEMININE.4

3. Effeminate; destitute of manly qualities. NWAD FEMININE.5

4. In grammar, denoting the gender or words which signify females, or the terminations of such words. words are said to be of the feminine gender, when they denote females, or have the terminations proper to express females in any given language. Thus in L. dominus, a lord, is masculine; but domina, is mistress, a female. NWAD FEMININE.6

Milton uses feminine as a noun, for female. NWAD FEMININE.7

FEMINITY, n. The quality of the female sex. [Not used.] NWAD FEMINITY.1

FEMINIZE, v.t. To make womanish. [Not used.] NWAD FEMINIZE.1

FEMORAL, a. [L. femoralis, from femur, the thigh.] NWAD FEMORAL.1

Belonging to the thigh; as the femoral artery. NWAD FEMORAL.2

FEN, n. [L. fons, Eng. fountain.] NWAD FEN.1

Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; a moor or marsh. NWAD FEN.2

A long canal the muddy fen divides. NWAD FEN.3

FEN-BERRY, n. A kind of blackberry. NWAD FEN-BERRY.1

FEN-BORN, a. Born or produced in a fen. NWAD FEN-BORN.1

FEN-CRESS, n. Cress growing in fens. NWAD FEN-CRESS.1

FEN-CRICKET, n. an insect that digs for itself a little hole in the ground. NWAD FEN-CRICKET.1

FEN-DUCK, n. a species of wild duck. NWAD FEN-DUCK.1

FEN-FOWL, n. any fowl that frequents fens. NWAD FEN-FOWL.1

FEN-LAND, n. Marshy land. NWAD FEN-LAND.1

FEN-SUCKED, a. Sucked out of marshes; as fen-sucked fogs. NWAD FEN-SUCKED.1

FENCE, n. fens. [See Fend.] NWAD FENCE.1

1. A wall, hedge, ditch, bank, or line of posts and rails, or of boards or pickets, intended to confine beasts from straying, and to guard a field from being entered by cattle, or from other encroachment. A good farmer has good fences about his farm; an insufficient fence is evidence of bad management. Broken windows and poor fences are evidences of idleness or poverty or of both. NWAD FENCE.2

2. A guard; any thing to restrain entrance; that which defends from attack, approach or injury; security; defense. NWAD FENCE.3

A fence betwixt us and the victor’s wrath. NWAD FENCE.4

3. Fencing, or the art of fencing; defense. NWAD FENCE.5

4. Skill in fencing or defense. NWAD FENCE.6

FENCE, v.t. fens. NWAD FENCE.7

1. To inclose with a hedge, wall, or any thing that prevents the escape or entrance of cattle; to secure by an inclosure. In New England, farmers, for the most part, fence their lands with posts and rails, or with stone walls. In England, lands are usually fenced with hedges and ditches. NWAD FENCE.8

He hath fenced my way that I cannot pass. Job 19:8. NWAD FENCE.9

2. To guard; to fortify. NWAD FENCE.10

So much of adder’s wisdom I have learnt, to fence my ear against thy sorceries. NWAD FENCE.11

FENCE, v.i. NWAD FENCE.12

1. To practice the art of fencing; to use a sword or foil, for the purpose of learning the art of attack and defense. To fence well is deemed a useful accomplishment for military gentlemen. NWAD FENCE.13

2. To fight and defend by giving and avoiding blows or thrusts. NWAD FENCE.14

They fence and push, and pushing, loudly roar, their dewlaps and their sides are bathed in gore. NWAD FENCE.15

3. To raise a fence; to guard. It is difficult to fence against unruly cattle. NWAD FENCE.16

FENCED, pp. Inclosed with a fence; guarded; fortified. NWAD FENCED.1

FENCEFUL, a. fens’ful. Affording defense. NWAD FENCEFUL.1

FENCELESS, a. fens’less. NWAD FENCELESS.1

1. Without a fence; uninclosed; unguarded. NWAD FENCELESS.2

2. Open; not inclosed; as the fenceless ocean. NWAD FENCELESS.3

FENCE-MONTH, n. The month in which hunting in any forest is prohibited. NWAD FENCE-MONTH.1

FENCER, n. One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil. NWAD FENCER.1

FENCIBLE, a. NWAD FENCIBLE.1

1. Capable of defense. NWAD FENCIBLE.2

2. n. A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles. NWAD FENCIBLE.3

FENCING, ppr. Inclosing with fence; guarding; fortifying. NWAD FENCING.1

FENCING, n. NWAD FENCING.2

1. The art of using skillfully a sword or foil in attack or defense; an art taught in schools. NWAD FENCING.3

2. The materials of fences for farms. NWAD FENCING.4

FENCING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of attack and defense with sword or foil. NWAD FENCING-MASTER.1

FENCING-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the art of fencing is taught. NWAD FENCING-SCHOOL.1

FEND, v.t. [The root of defend and offend. The primary sense is to fall on, or to strike, to repel.] NWAD FEND.1

To keep off; to prevent from entering; to ward off; to shut out. NWAD FEND.2

With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. NWAD FEND.3

It is usually followed by off; as, to fend off blows. NWAD FEND.4

To fend off a boat or vessel, is to prevent its running against another, or against a wharf, etc., with too much violence. NWAD FEND.5

FEND, v.i. To act in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. NWAD FEND.6

FENDED, pp. Kept off; warded off; shut out. NWAD FENDED.1

FENDER, n. NWAD FENDER.1

1. That which defends; an utensil employed to hinder coals of fire from rolling forward to the floor. NWAD FENDER.2

2. A piece of timber or other thing hung over the side of a vessel to prevent it from striking or rubbing against a wharf, also to preserve a small vessel from being injured by a large one. NWAD FENDER.3