Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F

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Fawner (n.) One who fawns; a sycophant.

Fawner (n.) Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler].

Fawningly (adv.) In a fawning manner.

Faxed (a.) Hairy. [Obs.] -- amden.

Fay (n.) A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." -- Milton.

Fay (n.) Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Fayed (imp. & p. p.) of Fay.

Faying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fay.

Fay (v. t.) To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.

Fay (v. i.) (Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together.

Faying surface, That surface of an object which comes with another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates, angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork.

Fay (n.) A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite].

Fayalite (n.) (Min.) A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.

Fayence (n.) See {Fa["i]ence}.

Compare: Faience

Faience (n.) [Mass noun] 彩陶器 Glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type which includes delftware and maiolica.

[As modifier] ‘Faience figurines.’

Faience (n.) [Architecture] Moulded Glazed or unglazed terracotta blocks used structurally or as cladding.

Compare: Ceramic

Ceramic (a.) 陶器的；製陶藝術的 Made of clay and permanently hardened by heat.

‘A ceramic bowl.’

Ceramic (a.) Relating to ceramic articles.

‘A ceramic designer.’

Ceramic (n.) (Ceramics) 陶瓷 Pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.

‘Many of the painted ceramics are of native manufacture.’

Ceramic (n.) (Ceramics) [Usually treated as singular] The art of making ceramic articles.

Ceramic (n.) (Ceramics) (Ceramic) [Mass noun] The material from which ceramics are made.

‘Tableware in ceramic.’

Ceramic (n.) (Ceramics) (Ceramic) [Mass noun] Any non-metallic solid which remains hard when heated.

Faytour (n.) See Faitour. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Phase (v. t.) [Cf. Feeze.] To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus; -- an older spelling, now replaced by faze. [Colloq., Archaic]

Syn: faze.

Faze (v. t.) To cause to become disconcerted or disturbed. A variant form of Feeze. "The perpetual need to learn new software doesn't faze him."

Faze (v. t.) See Feeze.

Faze (v.) Disturb the composure of [syn: faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle].

Compare: Feeze

Feeze (v. t.) To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.

Feeze (v. t.) To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written also feaze, feize, pheese.] -- Beau. & Fl.

To feeze up, To work into a passion. [Obs.]

Feeze (n.) Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.

Fazzolet (n.) A handkerchief. [R.] -- Percival.

Feaberry (n.) (Bot.) A gooseberry. [Prov. Eng.] -- Prior.

Feague (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] -- Otway.

Feal (a.) Faithful; loyal. [Obs.] -- Wright.

FEAL, () Fast Data Encipherment Algorithm (DES, cryptography).
FEAL. () Faithful. This word is not used.

Fealty (n.) （對領主之）效忠；忠誠 [U] [C] Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation. -- Wharton (Law Dict.). -- Tomlins.

Fealty (n.) Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband.

He should maintain fealty to God. -- I. Taylor.

Makes wicked lightnings of her eyes, and saps The fealty of our friends. -- tennyson.

Swore fealty to the new government. -- Macaulay.

Note: Fealty is distinguished from {homage}, which is an acknowledgment of tenure, while fealty implies an oath. See {Homage}. -- Wharton.

Syn: Homage; loyality; fidelity; constancy.

Fealty (n.) The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) [syn: {allegiance}, {fealty}].

Fealty, () Fidelity, allegiance.

Fealty, () Under the feudal system, every owner of lands held them of some superior lord, from whom or from whose ancestors, the tenant had received them. By this connexion the lord became bound to protect the tenant in the enjoyment of the land granted to him; and, on the other hand, the tenant was bound to be faithful to his lord,, and defend him against all his enemies. This obligation was called fidelitas, or fealty. 1 Bl. Com. 366; 2 Bl. Com. 86; Co. Litt. 67, b; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1566.

Fealty (n.) The fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord.

Fealty (n.) The obligation of such fidelity.

Fealty (n.) Intense fidelity.

FEAR (acronym) First Encounter Assault Recon.

FEAR (acronym) False Evidence Appears Real.

Fear (n.) A variant of {Fere}, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Fear (n.) 害怕，恐懼 [C] [U] [（+of）] [+（that）]；可能性 [U] [（+of）] [+（that）]；擔心，憂慮 [C] [+（that）] A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.

Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most moderate, may be thus expressed, -- {apprehension}, fear, {dread}, {fright}, {terror}.

Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us. -- Locke.

Where no hope is left, is left no fear. -- Milton.

Fear (n.) (Script.) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.

Fear (n.) (Script.) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.

I will put my fear in their hearts. -- Jer. xxxii. 40.

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. -- Ps. xxxiv. 11.

Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear. -- Rom. xiii. 7.

Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was. -- Ps. liii. 5.

The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise. -- Shak.

{For fear}, In apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see chain nor money more." -- Shak.

Feared (imp. & p. p.) of Fear.

Fearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fear.

Fear (v. t.) [W] 害怕，畏懼；擔心 [+（that）]；【書】恐怕；猜想 To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. -- Ps. xxiii. 4.

Note: With subordinate clause.

I greatly fear my money is not safe. -- Shak.

I almost fear to quit your hand. -- D. Jerrold.

Fear (v. t.) To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

Leave them to God above; him serve and fear. -- Milton.

Fear (v. t.) To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear for}. [R.]

The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you. -- Shak.

Fear (v. t.) To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]

Ay what else, fear you not her courage? -- Shak.

Fear (v. t.) To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. [Obs.]

Fear their people from doing evil. -- Robynson (More's Utopia).

Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. -- Shak.

Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.

Fear (v. i.) To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

I exceedingly fear and quake. -- Heb. xii. 21.

Fere (n.) [See {Fare}.] A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written also {fear} and {feere}.] -- Chaucer.

And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. -- Spenser.

{In fere}, Together; in company. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Fear (n.) An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) [syn: {fear}, {fearfulness}, {fright}] [ant: {bravery}, {fearlessness}].

Fear (n.) An anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {concern}, {care}, {fear}].

Fear (n.) A feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {awe}, {veneration}].

Fear (v.) Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive".

Fear (v.) Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" [syn: {fear}, {dread}].

Fear (v.) Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party".

Fear (v.) Be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams".

Fear (v.) Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {reverence}, {fear}, {revere}, {venerate}].

Fear, () Crim. law. Dread, consciousness of approaching danger.

Fear, () Fear in the person robbed is one of the ingredients required. to constitute a robbery from the person, and without this the felonious taking of the property is a larceny. It is not necessary that the owner of the property should be in fear of his own person, but fear of violence to the person of his child; 2 East, P. C. 718; or of his property; Id. 731 2 Russ. 72; is sufficient. 2 Russ. 71 to 90. Vide Putting in fear, and Ayl. Pand. tit. 12, p. 106.; Dig. 4, 2, 3 an d 6.

Fearer (n.) One who fars. -- Sir P. Sidney.

Fearful (a.) 可怕的；害怕的；擔心的 [F] [（+of）] [+（that）]；【口】非常的；嚴重的 Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst all their power. -- Bp. Warburton.

Fearful (a.) Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.

What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? -- Deut. xx. 8.

Fearful (a.) Indicating, or caused by, fear.

Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. -- Shak.

Fearful (a.) Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.

This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. -- Deut. xxviii. 58.

Death is a fearful thing. -- Shak.

In dreams they fearful precipices tread. -- Dryden.

Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible; distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.

Fearful (a.) Experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism".

Fearful (a.) Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}].

Fearful (a.) Lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then" -- P.B.Shelley [syn: {cowardly}, {fearful}] [ant: {brave}, {courageous}].

Fearful (a.) Extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake" [syn: {fearful}, {frightful}].

Fearful (a.) Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" [syn: {fearful}, {timorous}, {trepid}].

Fearfully (adv.) In a fearful manner.

Fearfully (adv.) In fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully" [ant: dauntlessly, fearlessly, intrepidly].

Fearfully (adv.) In an alarming manner; "they were fearfully attacked".

Fearfulness (n.) The state of being fearful.

Fearless (a.) Free from fear.

Syn: Bold; daring; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant; brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- Fear"less*ly, adv. -- Fear"less*ness, n.

Fearless (a.) Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them [syn: unafraid(p), fearless] [ant: afraid(p)].

Fearless (a.) Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing].

Fearlessly (adv.) Without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat" [syn: fearlessly, dauntlessly, intrepidly] [ant: fearfully].

Fearnaught (n.) A fearless person.

Fearnaught (n.) A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment.

Fearsome (a.) Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." -- Sir W. Scott

Fearsome (a.) Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome thing." -- B. Taylor

Fearsome (a.) Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible].

Feasibilities (n. pl. ) of Feasibility.

Feasibility (n.) The quality of being feasible; practicability; also, that which is feasible; as, before we adopt a plan, let us consider its feasibility.

Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for certainties, possibilities for feasibilities. -- Sir T. Browne.

Feasible (n.) A description of an algorithm that takes polynomial time (that is, for a problem set of size N, the resources required to solve the problem can be expressed as some polynomial involving N).

Problems that are "feasible" are said to be "in P" where P is polynomial time. Problems that are "possible" but not "feasible" are said to be "in NP".

(2001-04-12)

<Systems analysis> A description of a project or system for which a feasibility study gives a positive answer.

(2006-07-11)

Compare: Algorithm

Algorithm (n.) 【數】互除法；演算法；規則系統 A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

‘A basic algorithm for division.’

Compare: Polynomial

Polynomial (a.)【生】多名的；【數】多項式的 Consisting of several terms.

Polynomial (n.)；[Mathematics]【數】多項式 An expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).

Polynomial (n.) [Biology] 【動】【植】（由兩個以上名詞組成的）多詞學名 A Latin name with more than two parts.

Feasible (a.) 可行的；可實行的 [+to-v]；可能的；合理的；可用的；合適的 [（+for）] Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable.

Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible in practice. -- Burke.

It was not feasible to gratify so many ambitions. -- Beaconsfield.

Feasible (a.) Fit to be used or tailed, as land. [R.] -- R. Trumbull. {Fea"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fea"si*bly}, adv.

Feasible (a.) Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {feasible}, {executable}, {practicable}, {viable}, {workable}].

Feasible (a.) A description of an algorithm that takes polynomial time (that is, for a problem set of size N, the resources required to solve the problem can be expressed as some polynomial involving N).

Problems that are "feasible" are said to be "in P" where P is polynomial time. Problems that are "possible" but not "feasible" are said to be "in NP". (2001-04-12)

A description of a project or system for which a feasibility study gives a positive answer. (2006-07-11)

FEAST (n.) Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation.

The Forum for European - Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) was a non-government initiative aimed at highlighting and developing collaborative research activities between Europe (European countries and the European Union) and Australia. Its offices were located in Canberra, Australia.

Feast (n.) [C] 盛宴，筵席；（感官等方面的）享受，賞心樂事 [（+for）]；（宗教上的）祭日，節日 A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. -- Ex. xiii. 6.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. -- Luke ii. 41.

Note: An Ecclesiastical feast is called a {immovable feast} when it always occurs on the same day of the year; otherwise it is called a {movable feast}. Easter is a notable movable feast.

Feast (n.) A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of food.

Enough is as good as a feast. -- Old Proverb.

Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his lords. -- Dan. v. 1.

Feast (n.) That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment.

The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. -- Pope.

{Feast day}, A holiday; a day set as a solemn commemorative festival.

Syn: Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal; festivity; festival.

Usage: {Feast}, {Banquet}, {Festival}, {Carousal}. A feast sets before us viands superior in quantity, variety, and abundance; a banquet is a luxurious feast; a festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained indulgence in frolic and drink.

Feast (v. i.) 參加宴會，盡情地吃 [（+on/ upon）]；享受 [（+on/ upon）] To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.

And his sons went and feasted in their houses. -- Job. i. 4.

Feast (v. i.) To be highly gratified or delighted.

With my love's picture then my eye doth feast. -- Shak.

Feast (v. t.) 盛宴款待 [（+on/ upon）]；使（感官等）得到享受 [（+on/ upon）] To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king. -- Hayward.

Feast (v. t.) To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.

Feast your ears with the music a while. -- Shak.

Feast (n.) A ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: {banquet}, {feast}].

Feast (n.) Something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes".

Feast (n.) A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {banquet}, {feast}, {spread}].

Feast (n.) An elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: {fete}, {feast}, {fiesta}].

Feast (v.) Partake in a feast or banquet [syn: {feast}, {banquet}, {junket}].

Feast (v.) Provide a feast or banquet for [syn: {feast}, {banquet}, {junket}].

Feast (v.) Gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: {feed}, {feast}].

Feast (n.) As a mark of hospitality (Gen. 19:3; 2 Sam. 3:20; 2 Kings 6:23); on occasions of domestic joy (Luke 15:23; Gen. 21:8); on birthdays (Gen. 40:20; Job 1:4; Matt. 14:6); and on the occasion of a marriage (Judg. 14:10; Gen. 29:22).

Feasting was a part of the observances connected with the offering up of sacrifices (Deut. 12:6, 7; 1 Sam. 9:19; 16:3, 5), and with the annual festivals (Deut. 16:11). "It was one of the designs of the greater solemnities, which required the attendance of the people at the sacred tent, that the oneness of the nation might be maintained and cemented together, by statedly congregating in one place, and with one soul taking part in the same religious services. But that oneness was primarily and chiefly a religious and not merely a political one; the people were not merely to meet as among themselves, but with Jehovah, and to present themselves before him as one body; the meeting was in its own nature a binding of themselves in fellowship with Jehovah; so that it was not politics and commerce that had here to do, but the soul of the Mosaic dispensation, the foundation of the religious and political existence of Israel, the covenant with Jehovah. To keep the people's consciousness alive to this, to revive, strengthen, and perpetuate it, nothing could be so well adapated as these annual feasts." (See {Feastivals}.)

FEAST () Fast Data Enciphering Algorithm (cryptography).

Feast (n.) A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for abstemiousness. In the Roman Catholic Church feasts are "movable" and "immovable," but the celebrants are uniformly immovable until they are full. In their earliest development these entertainments took the form of feasts for the dead; such were held by the Greeks, under the name _Nemeseia_, by the Aztecs and Peruvians, as in modern times they are popular with the Chinese; though it is believed that the ancient dead, like the modern, were light eaters. Among the many feasts of the Romans was the _Novemdiale_, which was held, according to Livy, whenever stones fell from heaven.

Feasted (imp. & p. p.) of Feast.

Feasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feast.

Feast (v. i.) To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.

And his sons went and feasted in their houses. -- Job. i. 4.

Feast (v. i.) To be highly gratified or delighted.

With my love's picture then my eye doth feast. -- Shak.

Feast (v. t.) To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.

Feast your ears with the music a while. -- Shak.

Feast (n.) A ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: banquet, feast].

Feast (n.) Something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes."

Feast (n.) A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: banquet, feast, spread].

Feast (n.) An elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast, fiesta].

Feast (v.) Partake in a feast or banquet [syn: feast, banquet, junket].

Feast (v.) Provide a feast or banquet for [syn: feast, banquet, junket].

Feast (v.) Gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feed, feast].

FEAST, () Fast Data Enciphering Algorithm (cryptography).

Feast, () As a mark of hospitality (Gen. 19:3; 2 Sam. 3:20; 2 Kings 6:23); on occasions of domestic joy (Luke 15:23; Gen. 21:8); on birthdays (Gen. 40:20; Job 1:4; Matt. 14:6); and on the occasion of a marriage (Judg. 14:10; Gen. 29:22).

FEAST, (n.) A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for abstemiousness. In the Roman Catholic Church feasts are "movable" and "immovable," but the celebrants are uniformly immovable until they are full. In their earliest development these entertainments took the form of feasts for the dead; such were held by the Greeks, under the name _Nemeseia_, by the Aztecs and Peruvians, as in modern times they are popular with the Chinese; though it is believed that the ancient dead, like the modern, were light eaters.

Among the many feasts of the Romans was the _Novemdiale_, which was held, according to Livy, whenever stones fell from heaven.

Compare: Sumptuously

Sumptuously (adv.) 奢侈地；豪華地See Sumptuous.

Sumptuously (adv.) In a sumptuous and opulent manner.

Compare: Opulent

Opulent (a.) 富裕的；豐裕的；豐饒的 Exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as

Opulent (a.) Having a large estate or property : Wealthy.

// Hoping to marry an opulent widow.

// Opulent industrialists.

Opulent (a.) Amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation.

// Living in opulent comfort.

// Opulent furnishings.

// An opulent hotel.

Compare: Opulence

Opulence (n.) [Mass noun] 財富；豐富 Great wealth or luxuriousness.

‘Rooms of spectacular opulence.’

Compare: Luxuriousness

Luxuriousness (n.) 富麗堂皇 See Luxurious.

Luxuriousness (n.) Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.

Compare: Sumptous

Sumptous (a.) 奢侈的；豪華的；昂貴的 Extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.

// Sumptuous banquets.

// A sumptuous residence.

Also : Magnificent sense 4.

Compare: Magnificent

Magnificent (a.) 壯麗的，宏偉的，宏大的；豪華的；華麗的，華貴的 Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

‘A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains.’

Magnificent (a.) Very good; excellent.

‘She paid tribute to their magnificent efforts.’

Compare: Luxurious

Luxurious (a.) 奢侈的；驕奢淫逸的；豪華的；非常舒適的；精選的 Extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense.

‘The island's most luxurious hotel.’

Luxurious (a.) Giving self-indulgent or sensual pleasure.

‘A luxurious wallow in a scented bath.’

Compare: Sumptuous

Sumptuous (a.) 奢侈的；豪華的；昂貴的 Splendid and expensive-looking.

‘The banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal.’

Feaster (n.) One who fares deliciously.

Feaster (n.) One who entertains magnificently. -- Johnson.

Feastful (a.) Festive; festal; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious. "Feastful days." -- Milton. -- Feast"ful*ly, adv.

Feat (n.) (pl. - s) [C] 功績，業績；英勇事跡；武藝；技藝 An act; a deed; an exploit.

The warlike feats I have done. -- Shak.

Feat (n.) A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.

Feat (v. t.) To form; to fashion. [Obs.]

To the more mature, A glass that feated them. -- Shak.

Feat (a.) 合適的；靈巧的；漂亮的，整潔的 Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice; pretty. [Archaic]

Never master had a page . . . so feat. -- Shak.

And look how well my garments sit upon me Much feater than before. -- Shak.

Feat (n.) A notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: feat, effort, exploit].

Feat-bodied (a.) Having a feat or trim body. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.

Feateous (a.) Dexterous; neat. [Obs.] -- Johnson. -- Feat"e*ous*ly, adv.

Feather (n.) 羽毛 [C]；（作為狩獵對象的）鳥類 [U] One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.

Note: An ordinary feather consists of the quill or hollow basal part of the stem; the shaft or rachis, forming the upper, solid part of the stem; the vanes or webs, implanted on the rachis and consisting of a series of slender lamin[ae] or barbs, which usually bear barbules, which in turn usually bear barbicels and interlocking hooks by which they are fastened together. See {Down}, {Quill}, {Plumage}.

Feather (n.) Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase, "Birds of a feather," that is, of the same species. [R.]

I am not of that feather to shake off My friend when he must need me. -- Shak.

Feather (n.) The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs.

Feather (n.) A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse.

Feather (n.) One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.

Feather (n.) (Mach. & Carp.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.

Feather (n.) A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the stone. -- Knight.

Feather (n.) The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water.

Note: Feather is used adjectively or in combination, meaning composed of, or resembling, a feather or feathers; as, feather fan, feather-heeled, feather duster.

{Feather alum} (Min.), A hydrous sulphate of alumina, resulting from volcanic action, and from the decomposition of iron pyrites; -- called also {halotrichite}. -- Ure.

{Feather bed}, A bed filled with feathers.

{Feather driver}, One who prepares feathers by beating.

{Feather duster}, A dusting brush of feathers.

{Feather flower}, An artifical flower made of feathers, for ladies' headdresses, and other ornamental purposes.

{Feather grass} (Bot.), A kind of grass ({Stipa pennata}) which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the chaffy scales which inclose the grain.

{Feather maker}, One who makes plumes, etc., of feathers, real or artificial.

{Feather ore} (Min.), A sulphide of antimony and lead, sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb, but also massive. It is a variety of Jamesonite.

{Feather shot}, or {Feathered shot} (Metal.), Copper granulated by pouring into cold water. -- Raymond.

{Feather spray} (Naut.), The spray thrown up, like pairs of feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel.

{Feather star}. (Zool.) See {Comatula}.

{Feather weight}. (Racing) Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted.

{Feather weight}. (Racing) The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a horse in racing. -- Youatt.

{Feather weight}. (Racing) In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the lightest of the classes into which contestants are divided; -- in contradistinction to {light weight}, {middle weight}, and {heavy weight}.

{A feather in the cap}, An honour, trophy, or mark of distinction. [Colloq.]

{To be in full feather}, To be in full dress or in one's best clothes. [Collog.]

{To be in high feather}, To be in high spirits. [Collog.]

{To cut a feather}, (Naut.) To make the water foam in moving; in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.

{To cut a feather}, To make one's self conspicuous. [Colloq.]

{To show the white feather}, To betray cowardice, -- a white feather in the tail of a cock being considered an indication that he is not of the true game breed.

Feather (n.) The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [syn: {feather}, {plume}, {plumage}].

Feather (n.) Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn: {feather}, {feathering}].

Feather (v.) Join tongue and groove, in carpentry.

Feather (v.) Cover or fit with feathers.

Feather (v.) Turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: {feather}, {square}].

Feather (v.) Turn the oar, while rowing [syn: {feather}, {square}].

Feather (v.) Grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" [syn: {fledge}, {feather}].

Feathered (imp. & p. p.) of Feather.

Feathering. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feather.

Feather (v. t.) 用羽毛裝飾；使（船槳）與水面平行 To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap.

An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. -- L'Estrange.

Feather (v. t.) To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.

A few birches and oaks still feathered the narrow ravines. -- Sir W. Scott.

Feather (v. t.) To render light as a feather; to give wings to. [R.]

The Polonian story perhaps may feather some tedious hours. -- Loveday.

Feather (v. t.) To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.

They stuck not to say that the king cared not to plume his nobility and people to feather himself. -- Bacon. -- Dryden.

Feather (v. t.) To tread, as a cock. -- Dryden.

{To feather one's nest}, To provide for one's self especially from property belonging to another, confided to one's care; -- an expression taken from the practice of birds which collect feathers for the lining of their nests.

{To feather an oar} (Naut), To turn it when it leaves the water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke.

{To tar and feather a person}, To smear him with tar and cover him with feathers, as a punishment or an indignity.

Feather (v. i.) 長羽毛；使槳與水面平行 To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out.

Feather (v. i.) To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or "feathers;" as, the cream feathers. [Colloq.]

Feather (v. i.) To turn to a horizontal plane; -- said of oars.

The feathering oar returns the gleam. -- Tickell.

Stopping his sculls in the air to feather accurately. -- Macmillan's Mag.

Feather (v. i.) To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be or to appear in feathery form.

A clump of ancient cedars feathering in evergreen beauty down to the ground. -- Warren.

The ripple feathering from her bows. -- Tennyson.

Feather-brained (a.) Giddy; frivolous; lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; feather-headed. [Colloq.]

Syn: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly.

Feathered (a.) Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow.

Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury. -- Shak.

Nonsense feathered with soft and delicate phrases and pointed with pathetic accent. -- Dr. J. Scott.

Feathered (a.) Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed; as, land feathered with trees.

Feathered (a.) (Zool.) Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog.

Feathered (a.) (Her.) Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft.

Feathered (a.) Adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: feathery, feathered, plumy].

Feathered (a.) Having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends" [ant: featherless, unfeathered].

Feather-edge (n.) (Zool.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster.

Feather-edge (n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor.

Feather-edged (a.) Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable.

Feather-few (n.) (Bot.) Feverfew.

Feather-foil (n.) (Bot.) An aquatic plant ({Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves.

Feather-foil (n.) A plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: {featherfoil}, {feather-foil}].

Feather-head (n.) A frivolous or featherbrained person. [Colloq.] -- H. James.

Feather-headed (a.) Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] -- G. Eliot.

Feather-heeled (a.) Light-heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome. [Colloq.]

Featheriness (n.) The state or condition of being feathery.

Featheriness (n.) A light softness [syn: downiness, featheriness, fluffiness].

Feathering (n.) (Arch.) Same as Foliation.

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