FETTLING
Fet"tling, n.
1. (Metal.)
Defn: A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the United States.]
2. (Pottery)
Defn: The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
FETUOUS
Fet"u*ous, a.
Defn: Neat; feat. [Obs.] Herrick.
FETUS Fe"tus, n.; pl. Fetuses. Etym: [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer, fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to do, or according to others, to be.]
Defn: The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stages. [Written also foetus.]
FETWAH
Fet"wah, n. Etym: [Ar.]