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"Section F, G and H"


Fe"ni*an (?), a. Pertaining to
Fenians or to Fenianism.


Fe"ni*an*ism (?), n. The
principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians.


Fenks (f&ebreve;&nsm;ks), n. The
refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of
Prussian blue.
Ure.


Fen"nec (f&ebreve;n"n&ebreve;k), n.
[Ar. fanek.] (Zoöl.) A small, African,
foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable
for the large size of its ears.


Fen"nel (f&ebreve;n"n&ebreve;l), n.
[AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum,
faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.]
(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus
Fæniculum (F. vulgare), having very finely
divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable
aromatic flavor of its seeds.


Smell of sweetest fennel.

Milton.


A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological
smelling bottle of the tender sex.


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