ETYM Old Eng. felawe, felaghe, Icel. fęlagi, from fęlag companionship, prop., a laying together of property; fę property + lag a laying, pl. lög law, akin to liggja to lie. Related to Fee, and Law, Lie to be low.
1. A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.
2. A man without good breeding or worth.
3. An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
4. A person; an individual.
6. In certain universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.
8. A member of a literary or scientific society.
ETYM Spanish guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as Eng. guide. Related to Guide, Gye.
1. A rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent); SYN. guy cable, guy rope.
2. An informal term for a youth or man; SYN. cat, hombre.
1. Larve de mouche.
2. (Familier) Bonhomme.
ETYM W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.
The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter.
Soft, plump, limbless larva of flies, a typical example being the larva of the blowfly which is deposited as an egg on flesh.