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Festschrift
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pl. 3schrift#en 73*rif#t!n8 or 3schrifts# 5Ger < fest, festival, holiday + schrift, a writing6 [also f3] a collection of articles by the colleagues, former students, etc. of a noted scholar, published in his or her honor
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"fetch" is interesting in that it describes more than one act. = go,get,bring back
fetch
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5ME fecchen < OE feccan, earlier fetian < IE *pedyo3 (extension of base *ped3, FOOT) > Ger fassen, to grasp6
1 to go after and come back with; bring; get
2 to cause to come; produce; elicit
3 to draw (a breath) or heave (a sigh, groan, etc.)
4 [Rare] to derive or infer
5 to arrive at; reach, esp. when sailing against the wind or tide
6 to bring as a price; sell for
7 [Colloq.] to attract; charm; captivate
8 [Colloq.] to deliver or deal (a blow, stroke, etc.)
vi.
1 to go after things and bring them back; specif., to retrieve game: said of hounds
2 Naut.
a) to take or hold a course b) to veer
n.
1 the act of fetching
2 a trick; dodge
3 the distance a wind blows unobstructed over water, esp. as a factor affecting the buildup of waves
—SYN BRING
fetch and carry to do minor tasks or chores
fetch up
1 [Colloq.] to reach; stop
2 [Dial.] to bring up or raise (a child, pet, etc.)
fetch2 7fe)8
n.
5< ?6 the apparition of a living person; wraith
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fetlock
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5ME fitlok (understood in ME as comp. of fet, FEET + lok, LOCK2) < MDu or MLowG cognate of MHG vizzeloch < vissel, dim. (< base of OHG fuoz, FOOT) + 3och, 3OCK6
1 a tuft of hair on the back of the leg of a horse, donkey, etc., just above the hoof
2 the joint or projection bearing this tuft See HORSE, illus.
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fiacre
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5Fr, after the Hotel St. Fiacre in Paris, location of the first office for renting such vehicles6 in France, a small carriage for hire: used in the 17th-19th cent.
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fibrinogen
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5prec. + 3GEN6 a soluble protein of the blood plasma that is converted to fibrin by the action of the enzyme thrombin in the clotting of blood
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Between the beginning of the century and the early 1980's the syndrome was termed
incorrectly fibrocitis, which means connective tissue inflammation. The name was
changed as we learned that, in fact, inflammation is not part of the equation, but
myalgia (pain) is. It was in 1990 that the American College of Rheumatolgy (ACR)
established classification criteria so that the syndrome can now be diagnosed, which
has brought considerable relief to the estimated three percent of the population that
suffers from it.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
fibranne
SYLLABICATION:
fi·branne
PRONUNCIATION:
fbrn
NOUN:
A linenlike fabric made of spun-rayon yarn.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from fibre, fiber. See fiber.
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fid 7fid8
n.
5Early ModE naut. term < ?6
1 a round, pointed wooden tool for separating the strands of a rope in splicing
2 a square wooden or metal bar for supporting a topmast
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fiduciary
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5L fiduciarius < fiducia, trust, thing held in trust < fidere, to trust: see FAITH6
1 designating or of a person who holds something in trust for another; of a trustee or trusteeship !a fiduciary guardian for a minor child"
2 held in trust !fiduciary property"
3 valuable only because of public confidence and support: said of certain money
n.,
pl. 3ar#ies TRUSTEE (sense 1)
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filibeg
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5Gael feileadh beag < feileadh, a fold + beag, little6 a kilt
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filiciform
a. fern- or frond-shaped. filicoid, a. fern-like.
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I hadn't come across the second meaning before:
2 a square wooden or metal bar for supporting a topmast.
Seems confusing to have the same short word for two very different objects, both found on board!
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Dear dxb: I've read a lot of sea stories, but never one that mention "dib" as mainmast spport.
I've read a lot of interesting yarns about the timbers suitable for ship building. For instance, one
that when the replica of the Mayflower was being built, permission was sought to cut some ancient
oak on a royal preserve. The reply was that a request to cut that particular tree had been rejected
in the 1300. ( excact date was given) and the request was again rejected.
In Maine, tall pines were blazed with an arrowhead, and penalty for civilian cutting one was death.
I wonder if any of those trees are still standing.
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