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(fld), n.[OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country. 2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture. Fields which promise corn and wine. Byron. 3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. In this glorious and well-foughten field. Shak. What though the field be lost? Milton. 4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.: (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected. (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. Without covering, save yon field of stars. Shak. Ask of yonder argent fields above. Pope. 5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fes Field (), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fielded; p. pr. & vb. n.Fielding.] 1. To take the field. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. (Ball Playing) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball. Field v. t.(Ball Playing) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder. スポンサード リンク
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