Fescue

[Fr.fitu; O. F. festu, from Lat. festuca, a gra .] A small stick, stalk, wire, or the like, used to point out the letters to children learning to read. -v. a. To point out the letters with a fescue. Fes'cue-gra , n . ( Bot . ) See FESTUCA. Fe's els, or Fa's els, n . [Fr. fascoles : Lat. phaseolus ; Gr. phasiolus , the kidney-bean.] A kind of base grain. Fe , or Fe e, n . [N. Fr. fasca , Lat. fascia , a band.] (Her.) One of the memorable ordinances, consisting of lines drawn horizontally acro the shield, and containing the third part of it, between the honor point and the nombril. It is supposed to represent the waistbelt or girdle of honor, which was one of the insignia of knighthood. - Per Fe . A shield, or charge in a shield, is said to be party per fe , when it is horizontally divided through the middle, or, as the French say, simply coupé . - Fe wise is said of a charge placed in fe ; that is to say, horizontally acro the shield. Fe '-point, n. ( Her .) The exact centre of an escutcheon. to bear, to produce.] Richne ; quality of producing fruit in abundance; abundant resources; fertile invention. Fertility, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Lancaster co. Fertilize, v.a. [Fr. fertiliser .] To make fertile or pro Fes'tal, a . [Lat. festal is , from festum , a feast. See Fes'tally, adv . Joyously; mirthfully. Fes'tennine, or Fescennine, n . See FESCON-