- 3. Fee, fief.
Feudalism, n. Feudal system.
Feu de joie. [Fr.]
- 1. Bonfire.
- 2. Firing of guns (for holiday sport).
Fever, n.
- 1. Febrile affection, febrile disease.
- 2. Heat, flush, agitation, excitement, ferment.
Fever-root, n. Fever-wort, bastard ipecacuanha.
Fever-wort, n.
- 1. Fever-root, bastard ipecacuanha.
- 2. Thoroughwort, boneset, ague-weed, Indian sage (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
Few, a. Not many, small in number, hardly any, scarcely any.
Fewness, n. Paucity, small number.
Fey, a [Scotch.] Doomed (unconsciously), death-doomed, death-smitten, impelled to foretoken one’s own doom, death, or destruction, possessed by fatal propensities.
Fiasco, n. [It.] Failure, fizzle, abortive attempt, ignominious failure.
Fiat, n. Decree, order, ordinance, command.
Fib, n. (Colloq. and euphemistic.) Lie, falsehood, intentional untruth.
Fib, v. n. (Colloq. and euphemistic.) Lie, tell a lie.
Fibre, n. Filament, thread, staple, pile.
Fibril, n. Small fibre, slender thread.
Fibrous, a. Filamentous, stringy.
Fickle, a. Wavering, inconstant, unsteady, unstable, variable, vacillating, volatile, mercurial, changeable, fitful, irresolute, unsettled, capricious, like a weather-cock.