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‖n. pl.; sing. -fetto /sing>. [ It. Cf. Comfit. ] 1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. [ originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons (confetti{ 1 }). ] small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

v. t. To bind in fetters; to enchain. “Enfettered to her love.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ F. estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin to E. step. ] A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Fette, p. p. Fet. ] [ See Fet, v. t. ] To fetch. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feterōs, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fjöturr, L. pedica, Gr. pe`dh, and to E. foot. √ 77. See Foot. ] [ Chiefly used in the plural, fetters. ] 1. A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ They ] bound him with fetters of brass. Judg. xvi. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fettered p. pr. & vb. n. Fettering. ] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. [ 1913 Webster ]

My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations. [ 1913 Webster ]

My conscience! thou art fettered
More than my shanks and wrists. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An ornamental evergreen shrub (Pieris floribunda) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell-shaped flowers.
Syn. -- mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A showy evergreen shrub (Lyonia lucida) of the Southeastern U. S. with shiny leaves and angled branches and umbel-like clusters of pink to reddish flowers.
Syn. -- fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which bend backward, and appear unfit for walking. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who fetters. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from fetters. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of fettling. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

In fine fettle, in good spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a. ] 1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [ Prov. Eng. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Metal.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [ Prov. Eng. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [ Eng. ] [ It is commonly called fix in the United States. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. stafette. See Estafet. ] An estafet. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]