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fel⋅on

1  [fel-uhn]
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–noun
1. Law. a person who has committed a felony.
2. Archaic. a wicked person.
–adjective
3. Archaic. wicked; malicious; treacherous.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME fel(o)un wicked < AF; OF fel (nom.), felun (obl.) wicked person, traitor, perh. < Old Low Franconian *fillo, n. corresponding to OS fillian to ill-treat, whip, MD villen to flay, OHG fillen to beat, whip; cf. fell 3
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fel⋅on

2  [fel-uhn]
–noun
an acute and painful inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, usually near the nail: a form of whitlow.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME felo(u)n < ML fellōn- (s. of fellō) scrofulous tumor, of uncert. orig.

whit⋅low

  [hwit-loh, wit-]
–noun
an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, esp. of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration.
Also called felon.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME whit(f)lowe, whitflawe. See white, flaw 1
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fel·on 1   (fěl'ən)   
n.  

  1. Law One who has committed a felony.

  2. Archaic An evil person.

adj.   Archaic
Evil; cruel.

[Middle English feloun, from Old French felon, wicked, a wicked person, from Medieval Latin fellō, fellōn-, possibly of Germanic origin.]
fel·on 2   (fěl'ən)   
n.  A painful purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail. Also called whitlow.

[Middle English feloun, probably from Latin fel, gall, bile; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: fel·on
Pronunciation: 'fe-l&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin
: one who has committed a felony
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Main Entry: fel·on
Function: noun
: WHITLOW

Main Entry: whit·low
Pronunciation: 'hwit-(")lO, 'wit-
Function: noun
: a deep usually suppurative inflammation of the finger or toe especially nearthe end or around the nail called also felon; —compare PARONYCHIA
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felon fel·on (fěl'ən)
n.
A purulent infection or abscess involving the bulbous distal end of a finger. Also called whitlow.

whitlow whit·low (wĭt'lō')
n.
See felon.

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