Fetich

fe'lish, n. an object, either natural or aiti- flCial, considered as {Kis^e ing divine power, and worshipped, as W Africa. [Yr.fetiche— Port feitico, magic a name given by the Port to the gods of W. Africa— Fort, feitifv, ficial—L. fact it i us—faicre to make Fetichism, fg'tish-izm, Feticism, fc'tis-izm, n the worship of a fetich a belief in charms Fetid, fet'id or fe'tid, adj stinking having a strong offensive odour — Fetidne [L. fiptidus—fcetco, to stink.] Fetlock, fet lok, n. a tuft of hair that grows behind on horses’ feet the part where this hair grows. [From root of Foot and Look, as in Lock of hair.} Fetter, fet'er, n, a chain or shackle for the feet anything that restrains used chiefly in pi v.t. to put fetters on to restrain. [A.S. fetor —fet, feet.] 170 fate, far m£, her mine n 1; Fickle Fettered, fet'£rd, adj. bound by fetters: {zool.) applied to the feet of animals which bend backward and seem unfit for walking. FetUB, Fcetus, fe'tus, n. the young of animals in the egg or in the womb, after its parts are distinctly formed, until its birtb. [L., from obs. fee, to bring forth.] Feu, n. (m Scotland) a tenure where the va al, in place of military services, makes a return in gram or in money a sale of land for a stipulated annual payment, esp. for building on. [Low L. feuduw-— root of Fee.]