"fewmet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fewmets [plural]
Etymology: Apparently from Anglo-Norman *fumets, from Latin fumāre (“it smokes, steams”). Attested since the fifteenth century. Compare fumet, apparently from French fumier (“dung”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|*fumets}} Anglo-Norman *fumets, {{der|en|la|fumāre|gloss=it smokes, steams}} Latin fumāre (“it smokes, steams”), {{m|en|fumet}} fumet, {{cog|fr|fumier|gloss=dung}} French fumier (“dung”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fewmet (countable and uncountable, plural fewmets)
  1. (archaic) alternative spelling of fumet Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fumet Synonyms: fumet, fumers [obsolete, plural]
    Sense id: en-fewmet-en-noun-U6HsJa1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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