English Dictionary: fitch | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for fitch | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fitch \Fitch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Fitches}. [See {Vetch}.] 1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.] 2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of {Nigella sativa}, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fitch \Fitch\, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zo[94]l.) The European polecat; also, its fur. |