Fe
the chemical symbol for iron (from New Latin ferrum)
auto-da-fé
n pl , autos-da-fé
1 (History) a ceremony of the Spanish Inquisition including the pronouncement and execution of sentences passed on sinners or heretics
2 the burning to death of people condemned as heretics by the Inquisition
(C18: from Portuguese, literally: act of the faith)
Santa Fe
n
1 a city in N central New Mexico, capital of the state: one of the oldest European settlements in North America, founded in 1610 as the capital of the Kingdom of New Mexico; developed trade with the U.S. by the Santa Fe Trail in the early 19th century. Pop.: 62514 (1994 est.)
2 (Spanish) an inland port in E Argentina, on the Salado River: University of the Littoral (1920). Pop.: 406388 (1991)
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Santa Fean adj, n
Santa Fe Trail
n an important trade route in the western U.S. from about 1821 to 1880, linking Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
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fen
bog, holm (dialect) marsh, morass, moss (Scot.) quagmire, slough, swamp
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