"fax" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /faks/ Forms: faxes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English feax, from Proto-West Germanic *fahs. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|feax}} Old English feax, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fahs}} Proto-West Germanic *fahs Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fax, {{enm-noun|faxes}} fax (plural faxes)
  1. The hair of the head. Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: væx (english: early) Derived forms: faxwax

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Download JSON data for fax meaning in Middle English (1.9kB)

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