v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Feazed p. pr. & vb. n. Feazing. ] [ Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. fæs fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso. ] To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Feese. ] To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. [ Obs. ] insworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ See Feaze, v. t. ] (Naut.) The unlaid or ragged end of a rope. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]