feaze
1
[feez]
/fiz/
verb (used with object)
,
feazed,
feazing.
Nautical
1.
to untwist (the end of a rope).
Origin
1560-70;
akin to
Dutch
vezelen
to fray,
Middle Dutch
veze
frayed edge,
Old English
fæs
fringe
feaze
2
[feez, feyz]
/fiz, feɪz/
noun
1.
feeze
.
British Dictionary definitions for
feaze
feaze
1
/
fiːz
/
verb
1.
(
nautical
) to make or become unravelled or frayed
Word Origin
C16: perhaps from obsolete Dutch
vese
fringe, from Middle Dutch
vese, veze
fringe; related to Old English
fæs
feaze
2
/
fiːz
/
verb, noun
1.
a variant of
feeze
,
faze
feeze
/
fiːz
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to beat
2.
to drive off
3.
(
mainly US
) to disconcert; worry
noun
4.
a rush
5.
(
mainly US
) a state of agitation
Word Origin
Old English
fēsian