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The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.

property; possession; tenure. "Laden with rich fee." Spenser. Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee. Wordsworth.

not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. "A lady's feeble voice." Shak.

of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixfæmina), growing in many countries; lady fern.

A woman. See Feme, n. Femme de chambre. Etym: [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.

or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- Fes"tive*ly, adv. The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. Thomson.

To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. [R.] The white hand of a lady fever thee. Shak.

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a feverous pulse. All maladies . . . all feverous kinds. Milton.

Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.

inishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. O prophet of glad tidings, finisher Of utmost hope! Milton.

uel or fire in a furnace. (c) A crucible. (d) A solderer's furnace. -- Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy's ships. -- Fire roll, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to their quarters in case of fire. -- Fire setting (Mining), the process of softening or cracking the wo…

like the tail of a fish. -- Fish-tail propeller (Steamship), a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming.

In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus. [Written also fitte, fytte, etc.] To play some pleasant fit. Spenser.

The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge.

ith velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble. In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong. Milton.

bout in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish. And flourishes his blade in spite of me. Shak.

similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.

flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle. Fluting iron, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called also Italian iron, or gaufering iron. Knight. -- Fluting lathe, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balusters, table legs, etc.

The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte. [Written also faible.]

An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather. Waller.