n. One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. made greater or stronger. beefed-up sales efforts [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Puffed; praised. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves, in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves. Keats. [ Narrower terms: deciduous (vs. evergreen) ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Naut.) Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wearing a coif. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. F. confédérer. See Confederate. ] To confederate. [ Obs. ] Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Confederacies [ From Confederate, a. ] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The friendships of the world are oft
Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath heard of our confederacy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virginia promoted a confederacy. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic confederacy that ever existed. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virgil has a whole confederacy against him. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy.

Syn. -- League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Amer. Hist.) With the, the Confederate States of America. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. confoederatus, p. p. of confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact. See Federal. ] 1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the swords
In Italy, and her confederate arms,
Could not have made this peace. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an accomplice in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

He found some of his confederates in gaol. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union (1860-1865). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Confederated p. pr. & vb. n. Confederating ] To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally. [ 1913 Webster ]

With these the Piercies them confederate. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together. [ 1913 Webster ]

By words men . . . covenant and confederate. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A confederate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. confoederatio: cf. F. confédération. ] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. [ 1913 Webster ]

The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Articles of confederation. See under Article. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a confederation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A confederate. Grafton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. defoedare, defoedatum, to defile; de- + foedare to foul, foedus foul. ] The act of making foul; pollution. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. of Feed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A feodary. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. fedayeen. [ (1950-1955). Ar. fidā'ī, one who sacrifices himself. ] a member of an Arab paramilitary organization, predominantly Palestinian, which performs commando raids, especially against Israel or Israeli targets. Usually used in the plural. [ PJC ]

n. an extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli. [ Sometimes spelled fedellini or fedelline. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin to fides faith: cf. F. fédéral. see Faith. ] 1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, . . . to part with Sardinia. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: (a) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland. (b) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer. (c) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Federal Congress. See under Congress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Federalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. fédéralisme. ] The principles of Federalists or of federal union. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. fédéraliste. ] An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Federalized p. pr. & vb. n. Federalizing ] [ Cf. F. fédéraliser. ] To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages. [ acron. ]
Syn. -- FNMA, Fannie Mae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Federal. ] A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [ Obs. ] hak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal. ] United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.
Syn. -- federated. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. United by compact under a central organization, as governments or commercial organizations.
Syn. -- federate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. fédération. ] 1. The act of uniting in a league; confederation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fédératif. ] Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. “A federative society.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. foeditas, fr. foedus foul, filthy. ] Turpitude; vileness. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise.
Syn. -- felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pampered; fed luxuriously. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a hip roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with hoofs. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not getting adequate food.
Syn. -- underfed, undernourished. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. fed excessively. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Furnished with a ruff. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ruffed grouse (Zool.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. --
ruffed lemur (Zool.), a species of lemur (lemur varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps “fattened in the rump, pampered.” “The rump-fed ronyon.” [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. [ Properly p. p. of unroof. ] Stripped of a roof, or similar covering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Pref. un- not + roofed. ] Not yet roofed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U; wagon-headed. [ 1913 Webster ]