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Definition of 'Feaze'

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  • Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Feazing.] [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. f[ae]s fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso.] To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Feaze'

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  • Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [See Feese.] To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. [Obs.] --insworth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Feaze'

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  • Feaze \Feaze\, n. A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'feaze'

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  • Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see Feese.]
  • 1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written also feaze, feize, pheese.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • To feeze up, to work into a passion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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