FLATULENTLYFlat"u*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.
FLATUOSITYFlat`u*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flatuosité.]
Defn: Flatulence. [Obs.] Bacon.
FLATUOUSFlat"u*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. flatueux.]
Defn: Windy; generating wind. [Obs.] Bacon.
FLATUS Fla"tus, n.; pl. E. Flatuses, L. Flatus. Etym: [L., fr. flare to blow.]
1. A breath; a puff of wind. Clarke.
2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body. Quincy.
FLATWAREFlat"ware`, n.
Defn: Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.
FLATWAREFlat"ware`, n.
Defn: Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
FLATWISEFlat"wise`, a. or adv.
Defn: With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.
FLATWORMFlat"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.
FLAUNDRISHFlaun"drish ( or ), a.
Defn: Flemish. [Obs.]
FLAUNTFlaunt ( or ; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flaunted; p. pr. & vb. n..Flaunting.] Etym: [Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akinto E. flatter, flutter.]
Defn: To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as,a flaunting show.You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot. Arbuthnot.One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade. Pope.
FLAUNTFlaunt, v. t.
Defn: To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.
FLAUNTFlaunt, n.
Defn: Anything displayed for show. [Obs.]In these my borrowed flaunts. Shak.
FLAUNTINGLYFlaunt"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flaunting way.
FLAUTISTFlau"tist, n. Etym: [It. flauto a flute See Flute.]
Defn: A player on the flute; a flutist.
FLAUTOFlau"to, n. Etym: [It.]
Defn: A flute. Flaute piccolo ( Etym: [It., little flute], an octave flute. — Flauto traverso ( Etym: [It., transverse flute], the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old flûte a bec, with a mouth piece at the end.
FLAVANILINEFla*van"i*line ( or ; 104), n. Etym: [L. flavus yellow + E. aniline.](Chem.)
Defn: A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline.
FLAVESCENT Fla*ves"cent, a. Etym: [L. flavescens, p.pr. of flavescere to turn yellow.]
Defn: Turning yellow; yellowish.
FLAVICOMOUSFla*vic"o*mous, a. Etym: [L. flavicomus; flavus yellow + coma hair.]
Defn: Having yellow hair. [R.]
FLAVINFla"vin, n. Etym: [L. flavus yellow.] (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.
FLAVINEFla"vine (; 104), n. (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow, crystalline, organic base, C13H12N2O, obtained artificially.
FLAVOLFla"vol, n. Etym: [L. flavus yellow + -oil.] (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it.
FLAVOR Fla"vor, n. Etym: [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf. Blow.] [Written also flavour.]
1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.
3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors.
4. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
FLAVORFla"vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flavored; p. pr. & vb. n. Flavoring.]
Defn: To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.
FLAVOREDFla"vored, a.
Defn: Having a distinct flavor; as, high-flavored wine.
FLAVORLESSFla"vor*less, a.
Defn: Without flavor; tasteless.
FLAVOROUSFla"vor*ous, a.
Defn: Imparting flavor; pleasant to the taste or smell; sapid.Dryden.
FLAVOUSFla"vous, a. Etym: [L. flavus.]
Defn: Yellow. [Obs.]
FLAW Flaw, n. Etym: [OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.]
1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase. This heart Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws. Shak.
2. A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute. Has not this also its flaws and its dark side South.
3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [Obs.] And deluges of armies from the town Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. Dryden.
4. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw. Milton. Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn. Tennyson.
Syn.— Blemish; fault; imoerfection; spot; speck.
FLAWFlaw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flawing.]
1. To crack; to make flaws in. The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed. Dryden.
2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] France hath flawed the league. Shak.
FLAWLESSFlaw"less, a.
Defn: Free from flaws. Boyle.
FLAWN Flawn, n. Etym: [OF. flaon, F. flan, LL. flado, fr. OHG. flado, G. fladen, a sort of pancake; cf. Gr. Place.]
Defn: A sort of flat custard or pie. [Obs.] Tusser.
FLAWTERFlaw"ter, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Flay.]
Defn: To scrape o [Obs.] Johnson.
FLAWYFlaw"y, a.
1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. Johnson.
2. Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
FLAX Flax, n. Etym: [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. Ply.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.
2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken andcleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min.), amianthus.— Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax fromthe fibrous.— Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.— Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping inbicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared forbleaching and spinning like cotton. Knight.— Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares itfor the spinner.— Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linenmanufactured.— Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field.— Flax wench. (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.] (b) A prostitute.[Obs.] Shak.— Mountain flax (Min.), amianthus.— New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant.
FLAXENFlax"en, a.
Defn: Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.
FLAX-PLANTFlax"-plant`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.
FLAXSEEDFlax"seed`, n.
Defn: The seed of the flax; linseed.
FLAXWEEDFlax"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Toadflax.
FLAXYFlax"y, a.
Defn: Like flax; flaxen. Sir M. Sandys.
FLAYFlay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flaying.] Etym:[OE. flean, flan, AS. fleán; akin to D. vlaen, Icel. fla, Sw. flå,Dan. flaae, cf. Lith. ples to tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst tear;perh. akin to E. flag to flat stone, flaw.]
Defn: To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth. With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage. Shak.
FLAYERFlay"er, n.
Defn: One who strips off the skin.
FLEAFlea, v. t. Etym: [See Flay.]
Defn: To flay. [Obs.]He will be fleaced first And horse collars made of's skin. J.Fletcher.
FLEAFlea, n. Etym: [OE. fle, flee, AS. fleá, fleáh; akin to D. fl, G.floh, Icel. fl, Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. Flee.](Zoöl.)
Defn: An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix. A flea in the ear, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. — Beach flea, Black flea, etc. See under Beach, etc.
FLEABANEFlea"bane`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria.
FLEA-BEETLEFlea"-bee`tle, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small beetle of the family Halticidæ, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea- beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species.
FLEA-BITEFlea"-bite`, n.
1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.
2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. Harvey.
FLEA-BITTENFlea"-bit`ten, a.
1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.
2. White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; — said of the color of a horse.
FLEAGHFleagh, obs.
Defn: imp. of Fly.
FLEAKFleak, n.
Defn: A flake; a thread or twist. [Obs.]Little long fleaks or threads of hemp. Dr. H. More.
FLEAKINGFleak"ing, n.
Defn: A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
FLEA-LOUSEFlea"-louse`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidæ, of many species.That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri.
FLEAM Fleam, n. Etym: [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See Phlebotomy.] (Surg. & Far.)
Defn: A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle; a peg tooth. Knight.
FLEAMYFleam"y, a.
Defn: Bloody; clotted. [Obs. or Prov.]Foamy bubbling of a fleamy brain. Marston.
FLEARFlear, v. t. & i.
Defn: See Fleer.
FLEAWORTFlea"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. Loudon.
FLECHEFlèche, n. Etym: [F. flèche, prop., an arrow.] (Fort.)
Defn: A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge.
FLECKFleck, n.
Defn: A flake; also, a lock, as of wool. [Obs.] J. Martin.
FLECK Fleck, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. flekkr; akin to Sw. fläck, D. vlek, G. fleck, and perh. to E. flitch.]
Defn: A spot; a streak; a speckle. "A sunny fleck." Longfellow.Life is dashed with flecks of sin. tennyson.
FLECKFleck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flecking.] Etym:[Cf. Icel. flekka, Sw. fläcka, D. vlekken, vlakken, G. flecken. SeeFleck, n.]
Defn: To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.Both flecked with white, the true Arcadian strain. Dryden.A bird, a cloud, flecking the sunny air. Trench.
FLECKERFleck"er, v. t.
Defn: To fleck. Johnson.
FLECKLESSFleck"less, a.
Defn: Without spot or blame. [R.]My consnience will not count me fleckless. Tennyson.
FLECTIONFlec"tion, n. Etym: [See Flexion.]
1. The act of bending, or state of being bent.
2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
FLECTIONALFlec"tion*al, a.
Defn: Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection.A flectional word is a phrase in the bud. Earle.
FLECTORFlec"tor, n.
Defn: A flexor.
FLEDFled,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Flee.
FLEDGE Fledge, a. Etym: [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. flügge, flücke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E. fly. Fly, v. i.]
Defn: Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.Hfledge with wings. Milton.
FLEDGEFledge, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Fledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Fledging.]
1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessaryfor flight.The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves.L'Estrange.
2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. Shak.
FLEDGELINGFledge"ling, n.
Defn: A young bird just fledged.
FLEE Flee, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleeing.] Etym: [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fleón (imperf. fleáh); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G. fliehen, Icel. fl (imperf. fl), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. pliuhan. (Flight.]
Defn: To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; — usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive. [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke. Shak. Flee fornication. 1 Cor. vi. 18. So fled his enemies my warlike father. Shak.
Note: When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost speed. "Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands" Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5.
FLEECEFleece, n. Etym: [OE. flees, AS. fleós; akin to D. flies, vlies .]
1. The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. Who shore me Like a tame wether, all my precious fleece. Milton.
2. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
3. (Manuf.)
Defn: The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knifefrom the cylinder of a carding machine. Fleece wool, wool shorn fromthe sheep.— Golden fleece. See under Golden.
FLEECEFleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fleeced; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleecing.]
1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.
2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or frand; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions. Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them, the people were finely fleeced. Fuller.
3. To spread over as with wool. [R.] Thomson.
FLEECEDFleeced, a.
1. Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced. Spenser.
2. Stripped of a fleece; plundered; robbed.
FLEECELESSFleece"less, a.
Defn: Without a fleece.
FLEECERFlee"cer, n.
Defn: One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or fraund. Prynne.
FLEECYFlee"cy, a.
Defn: Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. "Fleecy flocks." Prior.
FLEENFleen, n. pl.
Defn: Obs. pl. of Flea. Chaucer.
FLEERFle"er, n.
Defn: One who flees. Ld. Berners.
FLEER Fleer, [imp. & p. p. Fleered (; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleering.] Etym: [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.]
1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. Shak.
2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer.
FLEERFleer, v. t.
Defn: To mock; to flout at. Beau. & Fl.
FLEERFleer, n.
1. A word or look of derision or mockery. And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak.
2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.] A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South.
FLEERERFleer"er, n.
Defn: One who fleers. Beau. & Fl.
FLEERINGLYFleer"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a fleering manner.
FLEET Fleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fleeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleeting.] Etym: [OE. fleten, fleoten, to swim, AS. fleótan to swim, float; akin to D. vlieten to flow, OS. fliotan, OHG. fliozzan, G. fliessen, Icel. fljota to float, flow, Sw. flyta, D. flyde, L. pluere to rain, Gr. plu to swim, sail. sq. root84. Cf. Fleet, n. & a., Float, Pluvial, Flow.]
1. To sail; to float. [Obs.] And in frail wood on Adrian Gulf doth fleet. Spenser.
2. To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance. All the unaccomplished works of Nature's hand, . . . Dissolved on earth, fleet hither. Milton.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; - - said of a cable or hawser.
FLEETFleet, v. t.
1. To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf. Spenser.
2. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy. Many young gentlemen flock to him, and fleet the time carelessly. Shak.
3. (Naut.) (a) To draw apart the blocks of; — said of a tackle. Totten. (b) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
FLEET Fleet, a. [Compar. Fleeter; superl. Fleetest.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. flj quick. See Fleet, v. i.]
1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble. In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong. Milton.
2. Light; superficially thin; not penetring deep, as soil. [Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.
FLEET Fleet, n. Etym: [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fleót ship, fr. fleótan to float, swim. See Fleet, v. i. and cf. Float.]
Defn: A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. Fleet captain, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
FLEET Fleet, n. Etym: [AS. fleót a place where vessels float, bay, river; akin to D. vliet rill, brook, G. fliess. See Fleet, v. i.]
1. A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; — obsolete, except as a place name, — as Fleet Street in London. Together wove we nets to entrap the fish In floods and sedgy fleets. Matthewes.
2. A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up). Fleet parson, a clergyman of low character, in, or in the vicinity of, the Fleet prison, who was ready to unite persons in marriage (called Fleet marriage) at any hour, without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents.
FLEET Fleet, v. t. Etym: [AS. flet cream, fr. fleótan to float. See Fleet, v. i.]
Defn: To take the cream from; to skim. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
FLEETENFleet"en, n.
Defn: Fleeted or skimmed milk. [Obs.] Fleeten face, a face of the color of fleeten, i. e., blanched; hence, a coward. "You know where you are, you fleeten face." Beau. & Fl.
FLEET-FOOTFleet"-foot`, a.
Defn: Swift of foot. Shak.
FLEETINGFleet"ing, a.
Defn: Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.
Syn.— Evanescent; ephemeral. See Transient.
FLEETINGLYFleet"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a fleeting manner; swiftly.
FLEETINGSFleet"ings, n. pl.
Defn: A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. [prov. Eng.]Wright.
FLEETLYFleet"ly, adv.
Defn: In a fleet manner; rapidly.
FLEETNESSFleet"ness, n.
Defn: Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time.
FLEIGHFleigh, obs.
Defn: imp. of Fly. Chaucer.
FLEMEFleme, v. t. Etym: [AS. fleman, flyman.]
Defn: To banish; to drive out; to expel. [Obs.] "Appetite flemeth discretion." Chaucer.
FLEMERFlem"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, banishes or expels. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FLEMINGFlem"ing, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Flanders.
FLEMISHFlem"ish, a.
Defn: Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings.— n.
Defn: The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders. Flemish accounts (Naut.), short or deficient accounts. [Humorous]Ham. Nav. Encyc. — Flemish beauty (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few kinds which have a red color on one side. — Flemish bond. (Arch.) See Bond, n., 8. — Flemish brick, a hard yellow paving brick. — Flemish coil, a flat coil of rope with the end in the center and the turns lying against, without riding over, each other. — Flemish eye (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by dividing the strands and lying them over each other. — Flemish horse (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of a yard.
FLENCHFlench, v. t.
Defn: Same as Flence.
FLENSE Flense, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dan. flense, D. vlensen, vlenzen, Scot. flinch.]
Defn: To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. the flensed carcass of a fur seal. U. S. Census (1880).
FLESH Flesh, n. Etym: [OE. flesch, flesc, AS. fl; akin to OFries. flask, D. vleesch, OS. fl, OHG. fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw. fläsk.]
1. The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles.
Note: In composition it is mainly albuminous, but contains in adition a large number of crystalline bodies, such as creatin, xanthin, hypoxanthin, carnin, etc. It is also rich in phosphate of potash.
2. Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat; especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as distinguished from fish. With roasted flesh, or milk, and wastel bread. Chaucer.
3. The human body, as distinguished from the soul; the corporealperson.As if this flesh, which walls about our life, Were brass impregnable.Shak.
4. The human eace; mankind; humanity. All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. Gen. vi. 12.
5. Human nature: (a) In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart. Cowper.
(b) In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality. (c) (Theol.) The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences.
6. Kindred; stock; race. He is our brother and our flesh. Gen. xxxvii. 27.
7. The soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten.
Note: Flesh is often used adjectively or self-explaining compounds; as, flesh broth or flesh-broth; flesh brush or fleshbrush; flesh tint or flesh-tint; flesh wound. After the flesh, after the manner of man; in a gross or earthly manner. "Ye judge after the flesh." John viii. 15. — An arm of flesh, human strength or aid. — Flesh and blood. See under Blood. — Flesh broth, broth made by boiling flesh in water. — Flesh fly (Zoöl.), one of several species of flies whose larvæ or maggots feed upon flesh, as the bluebottle fly; — called also meat fly, carrion fly, and blowfly. See Blowly. — Flesh meat, animal food. Swift. — Flesh side, the side of a skin or hide which was next to the flesh; — opposed to grain side. — Flesh tint (Painting), a color used in painting to imitate the hue of the living body. — Flesh worm (Zoöl.), any insect larva of a flesh fly. See Flesh fly (above). — Proud flesh. See under Proud. — To be one flesh, to be closely united as in marriage; to become as one person. Gen. ii. 24.
FLESHFlesh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fleshed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleshing.]
1. To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate; — from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. Shak. The wild dog Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent. Shak.
2. To glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom. "Fleshed in triumphs." Glanvill. Old soldiers Fleshed in the spoils of Germany and France. Beau. & Fl.
3. (Leather Manufacture)
Defn: To remove flesh, membrance, etc., from, as from hides.
FLESHEDFleshed, a.
1. Corpulent; fat; having flesh.
2. Glutted; satiated; initiated. Fleshed with slaughter. Dryden.
FLESHERFlesh"er, n.
1. A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. Macaulay.
2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife.
FLESHHOODFlesh"hood, n.
Defn: The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.[R.]Thou, who hast thyself Endured this fleshhood. Mrs. Browning.
FLESHINESSFlesh"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.Milton.
FLESHINGSFlesh"ings, n. pl.
Defn: Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors dancers. D. Jerrold.
FLESHLESSFlesh"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of flesh; lean. Carlyle.
FLESHLINESSFlesh"li*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites.Spenser.
FLESHLINGFlesh"ling, n.
Defn: A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] Spenser.
FLESHLYFlesh"ly, a. Etym: [AS.
1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. "Fleshly bondage." Denham.
2. Animal; not Dryden.
3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. "Fleshly wisdom." 2 Cor. i. 12. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms. Milton.
4. Carnal; wordly; lascivious. Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. 1 Pet. ii. 11.
FLESHLYFlesh"ly, adv.
Defn: In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FLESHMENTFlesh"ment, n.
Defn: The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful beginning. [R.] Shak.
FLESHMONGERFlesh"mon`ger, n. Etym: [AS. .]
Defn: One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp; a procurer; a pander.[R.] Shak.
FLESHPOTFlesh"pot`, n.
Defn: A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence (pl.),
Defn: plenty; high living. In the land of Egypt . . . we sat by the fleshpots, and . . . did eat bread to the full. Ex. xvi. 3.
FLESHQUAKEFlesh"quake`, n.
Defn: A quaking or trembling of the flesh; a quiver. [Obs.] B.Jonson.
FLESHYFlesh"y, a. [Compar. Fleshier; superl. Fleshiest.]
1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross. The sole of his foot is fleshy. Ray.
2. Human. [Obs.] "Fleshy tabernacle." Milton.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
FLETFlet, p. p. of Fleet.
Defn: Skimmed. [Obs.]
FLETCHFletch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fletched; p. pr. & vb. n. Fletching.]Etym: [F. flèche arrow.]
Defn: To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton. [Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
FLETCHERFletch"er, n. Etym: [OF. flechier.]
Defn: One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. [Obs.] Mortimer.
FLETEFlete, v. i. Etym: [See Fleet, v. i.]
Defn: To float; to swim. [Obs.] "Whether I sink or flete." Chaucer.
FLETIFEROUS Fle*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. fletifer; fletus a weeping (from flere, fletum, to weep) + ferre to bear.]
Defn: Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount.
FLEUR-DE-LISFleur`-de-lis`, n.; pl. Fleurs-de-lis. Etym: [F., flower of the lily.Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The iris. See Flower-de-luce.
2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.
FLEURONFleu`ron", n. [F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon.]
Defn: A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower- shaped part in a necklace.
FLEURYFleur"y, a. Etym: [F. fleuri covered with flowers, p.p. of fleurir.See Flourish.] (Her.)
Defn: Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; — said esp. a cross so decorated.
FLEWFlew,
Defn: imp. of Fly.
FLEWEDFlewed, a.
Defn: Having large flews. Shak.
FLEWSFlews, n. pl.
Defn: The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; — called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound.
FLEX Flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flexing.] Etym: [L. flexus, p.p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch.]
Defn: To bend; as, to flex the arm.
FLEXFlex, n.
Defn: Flax. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FLEXANIMOUS Flex*an"i*mous, a. Etym: [L. flexanimus; flectere, flexum, to bend + animus mind.]
Defn: Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] Howell.
FLEXIBILITYFlex`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. flexibilitas: cf. F. flexibilite.]
Defn: The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light. Sir I. Newton. All the flexibility of a veteran courtier. Macaulay.
FLEXIBLEFlex"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.]
1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. Shak.
2. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering. Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. Bacon. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. Shak.
3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language. This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. Rogers.
Syn.— Pliant; pliable; supple; tractable; manageable; ductile;obsequious; inconstant; wavering.— Flex"i*ble*ness, n.— Flex"i*bly, adv.
FLEXICOSTATEFlex`i*cos"tate, a. Etym: [L. flexus bent + E. costate.] (Anat.)
Defn: Having bent or curved ribs.
FLEXILEFlex"ile, a. Etym: [L. flexilis.]
Defn: Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.Wordsworth.
FLEXIONFlex"ion, n. Etym: [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. Bacon.
3. (Gram.)
Defn: Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Physiol.)
Defn: The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; — distinguished from extension.
FLEXORFlex"or, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; — opposed to extensor.
FLEXUOSEFlex"u*ose`, a.
Defn: Flexuous.
FLEXUOUSFlex"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.]
1. Having turns, windings, or flexures.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner.
3. Wavering; not steady; flickering. Bacon.
FLEXURALFlex"u*ral, a. Etym: [From Flexure.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity.
FLEXUREFlex"ure, n. Etym: [L. flexura.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. Will it give place to flexure and low bending Shak.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered. British Quart. Rev.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
4. (Astron.)
Defn: The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion. The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line.
FLIBBERGIBFlib"ber*gib, n.
Defn: A sycophant. [Obs. & Humorous.] "Flatterers and flibbergibs."Latimer.
FLIBBERTIGIBBETFlib"ber*ti*gib`bet, n.
Defn: An imp. Shak.
FLIBUSTIERFli`bus`tier", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A buccaneer; an American pirate. See Flibuster. [Obs.]
FLICKFlick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking.] Etym:[Cf. Flicker.]
Defn: To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray.
FLICKFlick, n.
Defn: A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
FLICKERFlick"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.]Etym: [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian,cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. Flacker.]
1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden.
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson.
FLICKERFlick"er, n.
1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); — so calledfrom its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeonwoodpecker, and yucca.The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau.
FLICKERINGLYFlick"ering*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flickering manner.
FLICKERMOUSEFlick"er*mouse`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Flittermouse.
FLIDGEFlidge, a.
Defn: Fledged; fledge. [Obs.] Holland.
FLIDGEFlidge, v. i.
Defn: To become fledged; to fledge. [Obs.]Every day build their nests, every hour flidge. R. Greene.
FLIERFli"er, n. Etym: [Form Fly, v.; cf. Flyer]
1. One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive. Shak.
2. (Mach.)
Defn: A fly. See Fly, n., 9, and 13 (b).
3. (Spinning)
Defn: See Flyer, n., 5.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: See Flyer, n., 4.
FLIGHT Flight, n. Etym: [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fleógan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fleón to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. sq. root84. See Flee, Fly.]
1. The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. Like the night owl's lazy flight. Shak.
2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expectedevil; hasty departure.Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. Matt. xxiv. 20.Fain by flight to save themselves. Shak.
3. Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soaas, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly. Could he have kept his spirit to that flight, He had been happy. Byron. His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. Macaulay.
4. A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows. Swift. Swift flights of angels ministrant. Milton. Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. Shak.
5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. Parker.
6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting withit. See Shaft. [Obs.]Challenged Cupid at the flight. Shak.Not a flight drawn home E'er made that haste that they have. Beau. &Fl.
7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. to take a flight{9}. Flight feathers (Zoöl.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird. — To put to flight, To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout.
Syn.— Pair; set. See Pair.
FLIGHTEDFlight"ed, a.
1. Taking flight; flying; — used in composition. "Drowsy-flighted steeds." Milton.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Feathered; — said of arrows.
FLIGHTERFlight"er, n. (Brewing)
Defn: A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor. Knight.
FLIGHTILYFlight"i*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flighty manner.
FLIGHTINESSFlight"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being flighty.The flightness of her temper. Hawthorne.
Syn.— Levity; giddiness; volatility; lightness; wildness; eccentricity.See Levity.
FLIGHT-SHOTFlight"-shot`, n.
Defn: The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot,— about the fifth of a mile. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]Within a flight-shot it inthe valley. Evelyn.Half a flight-shot from the king's oak. Sir W. Scott.
FLIGHTYFlight"y, a.
1. Fleeting; swift; transient. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, Unless the deed go with it. Shak.
2. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disorder Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind. Coleridge. A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast. J. S. Har
FLIMFLAMFlim"flam, n. Etym: [Cf. Flam.]
Defn: A freak; a trick; a lie. Beau. & Fl.
FLIMSILYFlim"si*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flimsy manner.
FLIMSINESSFlim"si*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being flimsy.
FLIMSY Flim"sy, a. [Compar. Flimsier; superl. Flimsiest.] Etym: [Cf. W. llumsi naked, bare, empty, slouggish, spiritless. Cf. Limsy.]
Defn: Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. Pope. All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.
Syn.— Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
FLIMSYFlim"sy, n.
1. Thin or transfer paper.
2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]
FLINCHFlinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching.]Etym: [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fléchir, fr. L.flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. Locke.
2. (Croquet)
Defn: To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
FLINCHFlinch, n.
Defn: The act of flinching.
FLINCHERFlinch"er, n.
Defn: One who flinches or fails.
FLINCHINGLYFlinch"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flinching manner.
FLINDERMOUSEFlin"der*mouse`, n.Etym: [OE. vlindre moth (cf. D. vlinder butterfly)+ E. mouse. Cf. Flittermouse, Flinders.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bat; a flittermouse.
FLINDERS Flin"ders, n. pl. Etym: [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]
Defn: Small pieces or splinters; fragments. The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand flinders flew. Sir W. Scott.
FLING Fling, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] Etym: [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. flänga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]
1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond. 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. Dryden. He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. Dryden. I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. Addison.
2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. Milton. Every beam new transient colors flings. Pope.
3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. Walpole.
To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. — To fling away, to reject; to discard. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. Shak. —To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. — To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. — To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. Addison. — To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. — To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. — To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.
FLINGFling, v. i.
1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.
3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. And crop-full, out of doors he flings. Milton. I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. Mrs. Browning. To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.
FLINGFling, n.
1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. Swift.
3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. Old Proverb. To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. J. H. Newman. "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure." D. Jerrold.
FLINGDUSTFling"dust`, n.
Defn: One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner. [Obs.]Beau. & Fl.
FLINGERFling"er, n.
Defn: One who flings; one who jeers.
FLINTFlint, n. Etym: [AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint; cf. OHG.flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh. akin to Gr.Plinth.]
1. (Min.)
Defn: A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge. It is very hard, and strikes fire with steel.
2. A piece of flint for striking fire; — formerly much used, esp. in the hammers of gun locks.
3. Anything extremely hard, unimpressible, and unyielding, like flint. "A heart of flint." Spenser. Flint age. (Geol.) Same as Stone age, under Stone. — Flint brick, a fire made principially of powdered silex. — Flint glass. See in the Vocabulary. — Flint implements (Archæol.), tools, etc., employed by men before the use of metals, such as axes, arrows, spears, knives, wedges, etc., which were commonly made of flint, but also of granite, jade, jasper, and other hard stones. — Flint mill. (a) (Pottery) A mill in which flints are ground. (b) (Mining) An obsolete appliance for lighting the miner at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to produce a shower of sparks, which gave light, but did not inflame the fire damp. Knight. — Flint stone, a hard, siliceous stone; a flint. — Flint wall, a kind of wall, common in England, on the face of which are exposed the black surfaces of broken flints set in the mortar, with quions of masonry. — Liquor of flints, a solution of silica, or flints, in potash. — To skin a flint, to be capable of, or guilty of, any expedient or any meanness for making money. [Colloq.]
FLINT GLASSFlint" glass`. (Chem.)
Defn: A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; — so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass.
Note: The concave or diverging half on an achromatic lens is usually made of flint glass.
FLINT-HEARTEDFlint"-heart`ed, a.
Defn: Hard-hearted. Shak.
FLINTINESSFlint"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being flinty; hardness; cruelty. Beau. & Fl.
FLINTLOCKFlint"lock`, n.
1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on stricking the steel ignites the priming.
2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.
FLINTWAREFlint"ware`, n.
Defn: A superior kind of earthenware into whose composition flint enters largely. Knight.
FLINTWOODFlint"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An Australian name for the very hard wood of the Eucalyptus piluralis.
FLINTYFlint"y, a. [Compar. Flintier; superl. Flintiest.]
Defn: Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. Flinty rockFlinty state, a siliceous slate; — basanite is here included. See Basanite.
FLIP Flip, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.]
Defn: A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
FLIPFlip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.]
Defn: To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent. As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones. W. Browne.
FLIPEFlipe, v. t.
Defn: To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on. [Scot.]
FLIP-FLAPFlip"-flap`, n. Etym: [See Flip, and Flap.]
Defn: The repeated stroke of something long and loose. Johnson.
FLIP-FLAPFlip"-flap`, adv.
Defn: With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose. Ash.
FLIPPANCYFlip"pan*cy, n.Etym: [See Flippant.]
Defn: The state or quality of being flippant.This flippancy of language. Bp. Hurd.
FLIPPANTFlip"pant, a. Etym: [Prov. E. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft,limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Cf. Flip, Fillip,Flap, Flipper.]
1. Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative. It becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant and free in their speech. Barrow.
2. Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration; empty; trifling; inconsederate; pert; petulant. "Flippant epilogous." Thomson. To put flippant scorn to the blush. I. Taylor. A sort of flippant, vain discourse. Burke.
FLIPPANTFlip"pant, n.
Defn: A flippant person. [R.] Tennyson.
FLIPPANTLYFlip"pant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flippant manner.
FLIPPANTNESSFlip"pant*ness, n.
Defn: State or quality of being flippant.
FLIPPERFlip"per, n. Etym: [Cf. Flip, Flippant.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: The hand. [Slang]
FLIRTFlirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flirting.] Etym:[Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.] I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. Beau. & Fl.
FLIRTFlirt, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
2. To utter contemptious language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
FLIRTFlirt, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, ajeer.Several little flirts and vibrations. Addison.With many a flirt and flutter. E. A. Poe.
2. Etym: [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.]
Defn: One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. Addison.
FLIRTFlirt, a.
Defn: Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
FLIRTATIONFlir*ta"tion, n.
1. Playing at courtship; coquerty. The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms. Macaulay.
FLIRT-GILLFlirt"-gill`, n.
Defn: A woman of light behavior; a gill-flirt. [Obs.] Shak.You heard him take me up like a flirt-gill. Beau. & Fl.
FLIRTIGIGFlirt"i*gig, n.
Defn: A wanton, pert girl. [Obs.]
FLIRTINGLYFlirt"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flirting manner.
FLISKFlisk, v. i.
Defn: To frisk; to skip; to caper. [Obs. Scot.] "The flisking flies."Gosson.
FLISKFlisk, n.