fet

Definition of fet

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of field effect transistor.

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of field effect transistor.
(obsolete)A piece.

“That the bottom clear, Now lay'd with many a fet of seed pearl,”
(abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, uncountable)Clipping of fetish.

“oh, btw...when you consider the fet-clothing available out there, realize how many have a collar attached.”
“It was 'Lingerie Night' at a local fet club a few years ago.”

name

(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical)Ellipsis of FET y de las JONS, a political party in Francoist Spain.

“FET was the only legal party in Spain in the 60s.”

verb

(obsolete)To fetch.

“And from the other fiftie soone the prisoner fet”

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Etymology

From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *fetan, from Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk,…

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From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *fetan, from Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”); and Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, seize”), also from Proto-Indo-European *ped-. Cognate with Dutch vatten (“to catch, grab”), German fassen (“to lay hold of, seize, take, hold”). Compare also Icelandic feta (“to find one's way”). More at fetch.

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