fettle

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(fĕt'l) pronunciation
n.
    1. Proper or sound condition.
    2. Mental or emotional state; spirits: was in fine fettle.
  1. Metallurgy. Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal.
tr.v. Metallurgy, -tled, -tling, -tles.
To line the hearth of (a reverberatory furnace) with loose sand or ore in preparation for pouring molten metal.

[From Middle English fetlen, to make ready, possibly from Old English fetel, girdle.]


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noun

    A state of sound readiness: condition, fitness, form, kilter, order, shape, trim. See better/worse.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udforing, udforingsmateriale
v. tr. - pudse, udfore

Nederlands (Dutch)
conditie, de haardgrond met zand bedekken, in orde brengen

Français (French)
n. - forme, condition
v. tr. - préparer, arranger qch, ébarber, ébavurer, mettre la touche finale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Form, Verfassung
v. - in Ordnung bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καλή) φυσική κατάσταση (κν. φόρμα)
v. - προβαίνω σε τελική επεξεργασία, φινίρω

Italiano (Italian)
condizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - condição (f) (física)
v. - estar em bom estado (condição ou saúde)

Русский (Russian)
состояние, положение

Español (Spanish)
n. - condición, estado, forma
v. tr. - limpiar, arreglar, desbarbar, revestir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kondition
v., - v.

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
状态, 情绪, 殴打, 整顿, 修补

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狀態, 情緒
v. tr. - 毆打, 整頓, 修補

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상태
v. tr. - (도자기의) 불에 굽기 전에 거친 모서리들을 매끄럽게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 状態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاله , وضع , رمل تفرش به أرض فرن (فعل) يفرش بالرمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצב, מצב טוב‬
v. tr. - ‮גזר או ניקה את הקצה המחוספס של יציקת מתכת, כלי חימר וכו'‬


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