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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fid (fid),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsa stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa stout bar used to hold a running bowsprit in its extended position.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa wooden or metal pin for parting strands of a rope.
- Naval Termsa bar or pin used as a key or toggle.
- origin, originally uncertain 1605–15
- a combining form meaning "divided,'' "lobed,'' occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (bifid);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pinnatifid).
- Latin -fidus divided, equivalent. to -fid- (variant stem of findere to split) + -us adjective, adjectival suffix
- fiduciary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fid /fɪd/ n - a spike for separating strands of rope in splicing
- a wooden or metal bar for supporting the heel of a topmast
Etymology: 17th Century: of unknown origin -fid-, root. - -fid- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "faith;
trust.'' This meaning is found in such words as: confide, confidence, fidelity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -fid adj combining form - divided into parts or lobes: bifid, pinnatifid
Etymology: from Latin -fidus, from findere to split |