fils

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But it is curious that the Spaniards acquired from the Moors their Arabic term for ivory, marfil_, and the Portuguese marfim_; and that the Scandinavians, probably from their early expeditions to the Mediterranean, adopted fill as their name for the elephant itself, and fil-bein for ivory; in Danish, fils-ben_.

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  1. noun Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. noun See Table at currency.

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  • Fishing partner to Jacobson pere et fils, and boon companion to Larry Jacobson, he probably saw the Mary J. as a second home. —  Stabenow, Dana - [Liam Campbell 01] - Fire and Ice
  • Both Bush pere et fils, being Rockefeller Republican country club noblesse oblige liberals, staffed their administrations with disloyal, RINOs, liberals and were shocked, shocked, to find them betraying them at every opportunity. —  Debbie Schlussel
  • But it is curious that the Spaniards acquired from the Moors their Arabic term for ivory, marfil_, and the Portuguese marfim_; and that the Scandinavians, probably from their early expeditions to the Mediterranean, adopted fill as their name for the elephant itself, and fil-bein for ivory; in Danish, fils-ben_. —  Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
  • He was too old to fight, but when the great war came he tried to enlist, but they would not listen to him, and he returned to work, that the country should not be without coal The beau-fils (son-in-law), he enlisted and said good-by and went to the service By and by the Boche come and in a great battle not far from this very house the beau-fils is wounded very badly and is brought to the house by comrades to die The Boche come into the village, but the beau-fils is too weak to go. —  A Yankee in the Trenches
  • M. Newcome fils, as I should judge, was not the worst-looking man in the room; and, as these young people waltzed together (in which accomplishment Clive was very much more skilful than Captain Goby) I dare say many people thought he and Rosey made a pretty couple Most persons, my wife included, difficult as that lady is to please, were pleased with the pretty little Rosey. —  The Newcomes
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  1. French, from Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Arabic fals, fils, from Latin follis, bellows, windbag, purse, piece of money; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French, from Old French fils, fis, fiz, from Latin filius, son: see filial.
 

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