feaze

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[ feez ]

verb (used with object),feazed, feaz·ing.Nautical.
  1. to untwist (the end of a rope).

Origin of feaze

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1560–70; akin to Dutch vezelen to fray, Middle Dutch veze frayed edge, Old English fæs fringe

Other definitions for feaze (2 of 2)

feaze2
[ feez, feyz ]

nounDialect.

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British Dictionary definitions for feaze (1 of 2)

feaze1

/ (fiːz) /


verb
  1. nautical to make or become unravelled or frayed

Origin of feaze

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C16: perhaps from obsolete Dutch vese fringe, from Middle Dutch vese, veze fringe; related to Old English fæs

British Dictionary definitions for feaze (2 of 2)

feaze2

/ (fiːz) /


verb, noun
  1. a variant of feeze, faze

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