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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fen \Fen\, n. [AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.] Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh. 'Mid reedy fens wide spread. --Wordsworth. Note: Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to or of the nature of a fen or fens. {Fen boat}, a boat of light draught used in marshes. {Fen duck} (Zo["o]l.), a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler. [Prov. Eng.] {Fen fowl} (Zo["o]l.), any water fowl that frequent fens. {Fen goose} (Zo["o]l.), the graylag goose of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] {Fen land}, swamp land. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fen n 1: 100 fen equal 1 yuan 2: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water [syn: {marsh}, {marshland}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: FEN Free-net Erlangen/Nuernberg
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