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fent (iou)



fent noun & verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French fente slit, from use as noun of fem. pa. pple of Latin findere cleave, split. See VENT noun1.]
A. noun.
A short slit or opening in a robe, esp. the opening at the throat; a placket. Now chiefly dial. LME.
fig.: L. Durrell Rumours..had begun to scuttle about the fents and warrens of the old town.
A remnant of cloth. M19.
attrib.: H. Mitchell I hunted the fent shops for remnants of gay prints.
b. verb trans. Make slits in. rare. L16.