feese

/F IY1 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    Alternative form of fess (“horizontal band, in heraldry”). [(heraldry) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.]

  2. 2

    Obsolete form of feeze (“running start”). [(now dialect and US) A state of worry or alarm.]

  3. 3

    Obsolete form of feeze (“state of fretful excitement or worry”). [(now dialect and US) A state of worry or alarm.]

verb
  1. 1

    Alternative form of feeze (“to freeze”). [(transitive, obsolete, often with about, also feeze away) To drive off or away; to make (someone) run, put to flight; to frighten away; compare faze.]