fitchyadj.
/ˈfɪtʃi/ Heraldry.
= fitché adj. Also transferred.
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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > having (a) point(s)
piked?a1300
pickedc1450
needle-pointed1565
thorny-pointed1594
long-nebbed1649
fitchy1650
cuspidated1668
spit-pointed1796
pin-pointed1859
needlenose1911
the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > leguminous plants > [adjective] > of types of
vetchy1579
clovery1649
fitchy1650
clovered1727
bauhinia1887
society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [adjective] > with lower part pointed
figetive1486
fixable1486
fixily1486
pitchable1486
fitched1562
fitché1572
fitchy1763
1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iv. 68 Silver sockets..made fitchy, or picked, to be put into the earth.
1763 Brit. Mag. 4 638 Three cross croslets, fitchy.
1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xv. 215 Crusily fitchy or.
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