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Fe*brif"u*gal (? or ?), a. [See
Febrifuge.] Having the quality of mitigating or curing
fever. Boyle.

Feb"ri*fuge (?), n. [L. febris
fever + fugare to put to flight, from fugere to flee:
cf. F. fébrifuge. see Febrile, Feverfew.]
(Med.) A medicine serving to mitigate or remove
fever. -- a. Antifebrile.

Fe"brile (?; 277), a. [F.
fébrile, from L. febris fever. See
Fever.] Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived
from it; as, febrile symptoms; febrile action.
Dunglison.

Feb"ru*a*ry (?), n. [L.
Februarius, orig., the month of expiation, because on the
fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification
was held, fr. februa, pl., the Roman festival or purification;
akin to februare to purify, expiate.] The second month in
the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by
Numa.


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