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foible
(encz) | foible,slabůstka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Foible
(gcide) | Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See Feeble.]
Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert.
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Foible
(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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foible
(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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foible
(encz) | foible,slabůstka n: Zdeněk Brož |
foibles
(encz) | foibles,slabůstky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
foible
(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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