FELINE Fe"line, a. Etym: [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. félin. See Fetus.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidæ; as, the feline race; feline voracity.
2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.
FELIS
Fe"lis, n. Etym: [L., cat.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.
FELL
Fell,
Defn: imp. of Fall.
FELL Fell, a. Etym: [OE. fel, OF. fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf. AS. fel (only in comp.) OF. fel, as a noun also accus. felon, is fr. LL. felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir. feal, Arm. falloni treachery, Ir. & Gael. feall to betray; or cf. OHG. fillan to flay, torment, akin to E. fell skin. Cf. Felon.]
1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. While we devise fell tortures for thy faults. Shak.