Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See {Feeble}.]
Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foible \Foi"ble\, n.
1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
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A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded
and overshadowed by superficial foibles. --De
Quincey.
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2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point;
-- opposed to {forte}. [Written also {faible}.]
Syn: Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity;
frailty; defect. See {Fault}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foible
n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to
an individual [syn: {idiosyncrasy}, {foible}, {mannerism}]
2: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
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