† ˈfemine,a.Obs. Also 5 femyn(e. [Contracted f. feminine.] = feminine a. 1530Palsgr. 156 All the feestes of the yere be of the femyne gendre.1564Golding Justine 17 b, In Xerxes was to be sene a kind of femine fearfulnesse.1610Mirr. Mag., Lady Ebbe xv, To do the like against the Femine kind.