- fitch
- or fitchew noun Etymology: Middle English fiche, ficheux, from Middle French or Middle Dutch; Middle French fichau, from Middle Dutch vitsau Date: 15th century 1. polecat 1 2. the fur or pelt of the polecat
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fitch|et — «FIHCH iht», noun. 1. a fitch; the polecat of Europe. 2. its fur. ╂[< Old French fissau, fissel polecat fur ( Germanic; compare Middle Dutch fisse fitch) + English et. Compare etym. under fitch1. (Cf. ↑fitch)] … Useful english dictionary
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Fitch — (?; 224), n.; pl. {Fitches}. [See {Vetch}.] 1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fitch — Fitch, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European polecat; also, its fur. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fitch — Fitch, John Fitch, Val Logsdon … Enciclopedia Universal
Fitch — (spr. fitsch), Sir Joshua Girling, engl. Schulmann, geb. 1824, verdankt seine Ausbildung dem University College und der Universität zu London. Von 1852–56 war er zweiter, 1856–63 erster Leiter des Normal College der Britischen und auswärtigen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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