feaze
1[ feez ]
verb (used with object),feazed, feaz·ing.Nautical.
to untwist (the end of a rope).
Origin of feaze
11560–70; akin to Dutch vezelen to fray, Middle Dutch veze frayed edge, Old English fæs fringe
Words Nearby feaze
Other definitions for feaze (2 of 2)
feaze2
[ feez, feyz ]
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How to use feaze in a sentence
As an officer of the power company, you can do it; as an official kicker on the outside, you couldn't feaze us a particle.
The City of Numbered Days | Francis LyndeHer opinion of him, however, did not feaze Harris in the least.
The Girls of Hillcrest Farm | Amy Bell MarloweBut he's a thoroughbred, all right; you can't feaze him for longer than ten seconds, and then only in extreme cases.
The Range Dwellers | B. M. BowerJust shut your teeth hard, and say over and over again that you ain't goin' to let anything feaze you.
Woodcraft | Alan DouglasWhen a feller is born to be hung he could drop from the top of the highest tree, and never feaze his neck.
Woodcraft | Alan Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for feaze (1 of 2)
feaze1
/ (fiːz) /
verb
nautical to make or become unravelled or frayed
Origin of feaze
1C16: perhaps from obsolete Dutch vese fringe, from Middle Dutch vese, veze fringe; related to Old English fæs
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