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feals

feals is the plural of feal.

feals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feal.

Meaning of feal

Adjective

feal (comparative fealer or more feal, superlative fealest or most feal)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) (of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
    • 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.1847, Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
    • […] 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; […]1822, Allan Cunningham, “Death of the Laird Of Warlsworm”, in Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry, volume 2, page 330
  3. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.

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Questions about feals

What is feals the plural of?
Feals is the plural of feal.

Words near feals in the dictionary

  1. feal
  2. feal and divot
  3. Feale
  4. fealed
  5. fealing
  6. feals
  7. fealties
  8. fealty
  9. fear
  10. fear campaign
  11. fear campaigns

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