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<p><b>2.</b> <def>An act or state of perception by the sense above described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself; consciousness.</def>

<blockquote>The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; <as>as, a man of <ex>feeling</ex>; a man destitute of <ex>feeling</ex>.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; <as>as, a right or a wrong <ex>feeling</ex> in the heart; our angry or kindly <ex>feelings</ex>; a <ex>feeling</ex> of pride or of humility.</as></def>

<blockquote>A fellow <b>feeling</b> makes one wondrous kind. <i>Garrick.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Tenderness for the <b>feelings</b> of others. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator.</def>

<i>Fairholt.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Sensation; emotion; passion; sentiment; agitation; opinion. See <er>Emotion</er>, <er>Passion</er>, <er>Sentiment</er>.</syn>

<h1>Feelingly</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feel"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically.</def>

<h1>Feere</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Fere</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Feese</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feese</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>fesien</ets> to put to flight, AS. <ets>f\'c7sian</ets>, <ets>f\'dfsian</ets>, <ets>f\'dfsan</ets>, fr. <ets>f\'d4s</ets>, prompt, willing.]</ety> <def>the short run before a leap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Nares.</i>

<h1>Feet</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>See <er>Foot</er>.</def>

<h1>Feet</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feet</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Feat</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Fact; performance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Feetless</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feet"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Destitute of feet; <as>as, <ex>feetless</ex> birds</as>.</def>

<h1>Feeze</h1> <Xpage=550>

<hw>Feeze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[For sense 1, cf. F. <ets>visser</ets> to screw, <ets>vis</ets> screw, or 1st E. <ets>feaze</ets>, v.t.: for sense 2, see <er>Feese</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To turn, as a screw.</def> <mark></mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>feaze</asp>, <asp>feize</asp>, <asp>pheese</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

<cs><col>To feeze up</col>, <cd>to work into a passion. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>