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[From Fend,
v. t. & i., cf. Defender.] One who or
that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as:
(a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an
open fire from escaping to the floor. (b)
Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel
comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
(c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud
thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard. (d)
Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from
damage by carriage wheels.

Fend"liche (?), a.
Fiendlike. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fen"er*ate (?), v. i. [L.
faeneratus, p. p. of faenerari lend on interest, fr.
faenus interest.] To put money to usury; to lend on
interest. [Obs.] Cockeram.

Fen`er*a"tion (?), n. [L.
faeneratio.] The act of fenerating; interest.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

||Fen`es-tel"la (?), n. [L., dim. of
fenestra &?; window.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 22) First and Last Things (page 13) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 44)

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