{ Fitch"et (?), Fitch"ew (?) }, n. [Cf. OF. fisseau, fissel, OD. fisse,
visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zoˆl.) The
European polecat (Putorius fútidus). See Polecat.
Fitch"y (?), a. Having fitches or vetches.
Fitch"y, a. [See FitchÈ.] (Her.) FitchÈ.
Fit"ful (?), a. [From 7th Fit.] Full of fits; irregularly variable;
impulsive and unstable.
After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well.
Shak.
-- Fit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fit"ful*ness, n.
The victorious trumpet peal Dies fitfully away.
Macaulay.
{ Fith"el (?), Fith"ul (?) }, n. [OE. See Fiddle.] A fiddle. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Fit"ly (?), adv. In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as,
a maxim fitly applied.
Fit"ment (?), n. The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming;
equipment. [Obs.] Shak.
Fit"ness, n. The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of
measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.
Fitt (?), n. See 2d Fit.
Fit"ta*ble (?), a. Suitable; fit. [Obs.] Sherwood.
Fit"ted*ness (?), n. The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation.
[Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Fit"ter (?), n. 1. One who fits or makes to fit; esp.: (a) One who
tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress. (b) One who fits or adjusts
the different parts of machinery to each other.
2. A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit
and the shipper. [Eng.] Simmonds.