fitchy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French fiché, past participle of ficher (“to fasten”), Old French fichier (“to pierce”). Compare fish.
Adjective
[edit]fitchy (not comparable)
Usage notes
[edit]- Originally, a cross fitchy was one with only its bottom end sharpened (so as to fasten it in the ground), like certain crosses carried by pilgrims; the term fitchy at the foot or fitched at the foot may refer to this, or to a cross where the spike does not replace the bottom limb but issues from the center of it. In some later depictions, all ends are pointed; this may be termed fitchy at all points or fitched at all points, or more usually pointed, urdé, or aiguisé. Compare appointé.
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “fitchy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.