feces

Feces — Fe ces, n. pl. dregs; sediment; excrement. See {F[AE]ces}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

feces — 1> ам. осадок 2> ам. фекалии …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Feces — (lat.), so v.w. Faeces …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Feces — Fecal Matter redirects here. For the American grunge band, see Fecal Matter (band). Not to be confused with excretion …   Wikipedia

feces — /fee seez/, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement. 2. dregs; sediment. Also, esp. Brit., faeces. [1425 75; late ME < L faeces grounds, dregs, sediment (pl. of faex)] * * * or excrement… …   Universalium

Feces — The medical and scientific term for the "excrement discharged from the intestines." The word "feces" (or its English version "faeces") in Shakespeare in this context until the 17th century "feces" merely… …   Medical dictionary

feces — Faeces F[ae] ces, n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also {feces}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

feces — noun plural Etymology: Middle English, from Latin faec , faex (singular) dregs Date: 14th century bodily waste discharged through the anus ; excrement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Feces — Matière fécale  Pour un article spécialisé, voir Matière fécale humaine. Matière fécale du cheval : le crottin …   Wikipédia en Français

feces — faeces …   Dictionary of ichthyology