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<hw>Field"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Consisting of fields.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The <b>fielden</b> country also and plains. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fielder</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Ball Playing)</fld> <def>A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.</def>

<h1>Fieldfare</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"fare`</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>feldfare</ets>, AS. <ets>feldfare</ets>; field + <ets>faran</ets> to travel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>a small thrush (<spn>Turdus pilaris</spn>) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also <altname>fellfare</altname>.</def>

<h1>Fielding</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Ball Playing)</fld> <def>The act of playing as a fielder.</def>

<h1>Fieldpiece</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"piece`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also <altname>field gun</altname>.</def>

<h1>Fieldwork</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"work`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural.</def>

<blockquote>All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called <b>fieldworks</b>. <i>Wilhelm.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fieldy</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Field"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Open, like a field.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Wyclif.</i>

<h1>Fiend</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Fiend</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fend</ets>, <ets>find</ets>, <ets>fiend</ets>, <ets>feond</ets>, fiend, foe, AS. <ets>fe\'a2nd</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>f\'c6ond</ets>, D. <ets>vijand</ets> enemy, OHG. <ets>f\'c6ant</ets>, G. <ets>feind</ets>, Icel. <ets>fj\'bend</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>fiende</ets>, Goth. <ets>fijands</ets>; orig. p.pr. of a verb meaning <ets>to hate</ets>, AS. <ets>fe\'a2n</ets>, <ets>fe\'a2gan</ets>, OHG. <ets>f\'c6<?/n</ets>, Goth. <ets>fijan</ets>, Skr. <ets>p\'c6y</ets> to scorn; prob. akin to E. <ets>feud</ets> a quarrel. \'fb81. Cf. <er>Foe</er>, <er>Friend</er>.]</ety> <def>An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.</def>

<blockquote>Into this wild abyss the wary <b>fiend</b> Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler <b>fiend</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fiendful</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Fiend"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of fiendish spirit or arts.</def>

<i>Marlowe.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Fiend"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Fiendish</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Fiend"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Fiend"ish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Fiend"ish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Fiendlike</h1> <Xpage=557>

<hw>Fiend"like`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Fiendish; diabolical.</def>