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Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law. Kent.

To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. For then, and not till then, he felt himself. Shak.

n another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.

, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking. "Felicity of expression." Bp. Warburton.

heavenly form Angelic, but more soft and feminine. Milton. Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy. Sir W. Raleigh.

To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows. With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. Dryden. To fend off a boat or vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.

One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as:

An ancient officer of the court of wards. Burrill.

The state of being fervent or warm; ardor; warmth of feeling or devotion; eagerness. When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance. Wake.

Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. Rom. iii. 11. So spake the fervent angel. Milton. A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. Macaulay. -- Fer"vent*ly, adv. -- Fer"vent*ness, n. Laboring fervently for you in praye…

Heat; excessive warmth. The fevor of ensuing day. Waller.

Neat; pretty; well made; graceful. [Obs.] Full fetis was her cloak, as I was ware. Chaucer.

The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

A warrant of a judge for certain processes.

crude earth. Bacon. The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. C. Wordsworth. Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. -- Fic"tile*ness, n. -- Fic*til"i*ty, n.

infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon. Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while. Milton. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.

To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours.

One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. Shak.

Qualified for war; fit for battle. An host of fighting men. 2 Chron. xxvi. 11.

The European garden warbler (Sylvia, or Currica, hortensis); -- called also beccafico and greater pettychaps.