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faitour
faitour Obs. exc. arch. (ˈfeɪtə(r)) Forms; 4–7 faytor, -tour(e, -towre, 6 fayter, feytour, 4– faitour. [a. AF. faitour, OF. faitor doer, maker:—L. factōr-em: see factor n. The special sense of ‘impostor’ seems to be peculiarly AF. and Eng.; cf. OF. faiture sorcery, spell.] 1. An impostor, cheat; esp... Oxford English Dictionary
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faiterous
† ˈfaiterous, a. Obs. rare. [f. faiter, faitour + -ous.] Characterized by deceit; treacherous.1600 Holland Livy iii. xviii. 100 Faiterous and secret mischeefe was underhand practised by the Tribunes. Ibid. 959 Peevish folly first and faiterous falshood afterwards. Oxford English Dictionary
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foiterer
† ˈfoiterer Obs. [erron. f. faiterer, faitour.][1528 Roy Rede me (Arb.) 55 Thou makest hym then a trayter? I recken hym a falce fayterer.] 1616 Bullokar, Foiterers, vagabonds. 1623 Cokeram ii, A Vagabond, foyterer. 1677 in Coles. 1848 in Wharton Law Lex. Oxford English Dictionary
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fait
▪ I. † fait, n. Law. Obs. [a. Fr. fait deed, act: see the variant feat.] a. A deed. b. In the translation of Perkins: Act of parties, as distinguished from operation of law.1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 14 §12 Convicted..in an Action of forger of false Faytes. 1642 tr. Perkins' Prof. Bk. iii. §191. 85 The dif... Oxford English Dictionary
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feitergrasse
feitergrasse var. of faitour's grass obs.: see faitour 2. Oxford English Dictionary
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fob
▪ I. fob, n.1 (fɒb) [Of obscure origin. Cf. fob v.1 Can it be a corruption of OF. forbe (mod. fourbe) masc. rogue, fem. cunning trick? But this suggestion does not explain the apparent connexion of fob n. and v. with fop n. and v., and Ger. foppen.] † 1. A cheat, impostor. Obs. rare—1. The associati... Oxford English Dictionary
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fever-lurden
† ˈfever-ˈlurden [f. fever n. + lurdan (imitating medical names of fevers). Said to survive dial. as fever-lurgan, -lurgy, -largie.] The disease of laziness.c 1500 Blowbol's Test. 75 in Hazl. E.P.P. I. 93, I trow he was infecte certeyn With the faitour, or the fever lordeyn. 1547 Boorde Brev. Health... Oxford English Dictionary
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attaint
▪ I. † aˈttaint, ppl. a. Obs. Forms: 4–5 ateynt, ataynt, atteynt, -aynt, (4 atenkt) 5 atteint, 6–8 attaint. [a. OF. ateint, ataint, mod. atteint, pa. pple. of a(t)teindre to attain, formed like teindre, teint, joindre, joint, etc., and not from L. attactus. (Cf. peindre, peint, for L. pictus.) Hence... Oxford English Dictionary
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abet
▪ I. abet, v. (əˈbɛt) Also 4 abette, 6 abbet. [a. OFr. abeter, f. à to + beter to bait, hound on; prob. ad. Norse beita to cause to bite, hence to ‘bait,’ to hound on dogs, etc.; causal of b{iacu}ta to bite.] † 1. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do something). Obs.c 1380 Sir Ferumb. 5816 Bot if h... Oxford English Dictionary
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fetter
▪ I. fetter, n. (ˈfɛtə(r)) Forms: 1 feotor, feter, fetor, 3–7 feter, 4 fet(t)re, south. vetre, (5 feder, fettir, -our, -yr, fetur, -yr, 6 fetrer, fettar), 6– fetter. [OE. feter fem., cogn. with OS. feteros pl. m. (Du. veter m. lace), OHG. fe{zced}{zced}era, MHG. fe{zced}{zced}er (early mod.Ger. fess... Oxford English Dictionary
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fang
▪ I. fang, n. (fæŋ) Also 7 phang(e. [OE. fang, cogn. with OFris. fang m., ON. fang n., MHG. fang, vanc m., repr. OTeut. *fango-, f. root of *fanhan (see fang v.).] I. The act or fact of catching or seizing. † 1. a. A capture, catch. Also a tight grasp, a grip. in fang with: in the embrace, under the... Oxford English Dictionary
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feature
▪ I. feature, n. (ˈfiːtjʊə(r)) Forms: 4–5 fetour(e, 4–6 feture, feyture, 5 fetur, (fay(c)ture, fetture, fe(i)ter, feetour, 6 feuter, fewter, 7 feauture), 6– feature. [a. OF. feture, faiture (= Pr. faitura, factura):—L. factūra: see facture.] 1. a. Make, form, fashion, shape; proportions, esp. of the... Oxford English Dictionary
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synonym
synonym, n. (ˈsɪnənɪm) Forms: see below. [ad. late L. synōnymum, -on, a. Gr. συνώνυµον, neut. sing. used subst. of συνώνυµος, f. σύν syn-1 + -ωνυµ- (as in νώνυµ(ν)ος, ἀνώνυµος nameless, anonymous) = ὄνοµα name. Cf. F. synonyme, † sinonime (12th c.), It., Sp. sinonimo, Pg. synonymo. The earliest inst... Oxford English Dictionary
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