English Explanatory Dictionary

fewter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.
verb
  1. To rest (a spear) in its fewter.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjuːtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fewter.wav

Word forms

fewter fewters feuter fewtering fewtered

Etymology

From Middle English feuter, fewtre, from Old French feutre, from Medieval Latin filtrum, of Germanic origin. Doublet of filter.

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