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.


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