feaze Meaning, Definition & Usage

Feaze transitive verb

Etymology

Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. fæs fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Feazed ; present participle & verbal noun Feazing

Definitions

1. To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. Johnson.

Feaze transitive verb

Etymology

See Feese. now faze

Definitions

1. To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. Obs. insworth.

Feaze noun

Definitions

1. A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. Obs.