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feal | taxonomy |

As an adjective feal

is faithful.

As a noun taxonomy is

the science or the technique used to make a classification.

feal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fele, .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
  • *1847 , Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces :
    • But if it stands in humble hame The bed, — I'll say this far in't, — Is clean and feel as ony lair King ever lay on — and that is mair Than mony ane could warrant.
  • (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
  • * 1887 , Allan Cunningham, Henry Morley, Traditional tales of the English and Scottish peasantry :
    • [...] when I care na to accompany ye to the kirkyard hole mysel, and take my word for't, ye'Il lie saftest and fealest on the Buittle side of the kirk; [...]
  • Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
    • Derived terms
    * (l), (l)

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a feal manner.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) felen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To hide.

    • Etymology 3

    (Not found in Middle English), from (etyl) feal, collateral form of feeil, from (etyl) fidelis.

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (archaic) faithful, loyal

    • Derived terms

    * fealty

    taxonomy

    English

    (wikipedia taxonomy)

    Noun

    (taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology