Etymology

faxed

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Today it means: Having a head of hair; hairy. Full definition →

Middle English *faxed ← Old English feaxed
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faxed · adjective1

  1. Old English · derived fromfeax“hair”
  2. Old English · inherited fromfeaxed
  3. Middle English · inherited from*faxed
  4. English todayfaxed

From Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed (“haired; having hair”), from Old English feax (“hair”). More at fax.

faxed · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfeax all →

fax

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