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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fleet, n. p. 520A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river;—sometimes used in compound names of places; as, Fleet-street, North-fleet, Fleet-prison. [Obs.] Together wove we nets to entrap the fish In…Fleet, n. p. 520A navy or squadron of ships; a number of ships in company; especially, a number of ships of war.Fleet, a. p. 520Swift 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 fruitful, or thin; not…Fleet, v. i. p. 520To fly swiftly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance. All the unaccomplished works of Nature's hand, Dissolved on earth, fleet hither. Milton. 2. To sail; to float. [Obs.] And in frail wood on…Fleet, v. t. p. 520To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf. Spenser. 2. To hasten over; to cause to pass lightly, or in mirth and joy. Young gentlemen flock to him, and fleet the…Fleet'en, n. p. 520Skimmed milk. [Obs.]Fleet'en-fāçe, n. p. 520A pale face, of the color of fleeten, or skimmed milk; a coward. You know where you are, you fleeten-face. Beau. & Fl.Fleet'-fōot, a. p. 520Swift of foot; running, or able to run, with rapidity. Shak.Fleet'ing, p. a. p. 520Not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments. Syn.—See TRANSIENT.Fleet'ing-dish, n. p. 520A skimming bowl.Fleet'ing-ly, adv. p. 520In a fleeting manner.Fleet'ly, adv. p. 520In a fleet manner; rapidly.Fleet'ness, n. p. 520The quality of being fleet or swift; swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or deer.Flĕm'ing, n. p. 520A native or inhabitant of Flanders.Flēm'ish, a. p. 520(Geog.) Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. Flemish horse (Naut.), an additional foot-rope at the ends of top-sail yards. Simmonds.Flĕm'ish, n. p. 520The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings.Flĕnch, v. t. p. 520Same as FLENSE.Flēnse, v. t. p. 520To cut up and obtain the blubber of;—said of a whale.Flēsh, n. p. 520The aggregate of muscles, fat, and other tissue which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles. 2. Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat; especially…Flēsh, v. t. p. 521To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate;—said especially in reference to the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other…Flēsh'-brōth, n. p. 521Broth made by boiling flesh in water.Flĕsh'-brŭsh, n. p. 521A brush for exciting action in the skin by friction.Flĕsh'-clŏgged, a. p. 521Incumbered with flesh.Flĕsh'er, n. p. 521A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. Macaulay.Flĕsh'-flȳ, n. p. 521A fly that feeds on flesh, and deposits her eggs in it. Ray.Flĕsh'ful, a. p. 521Abounding in flesh; fat. [Obs.]Flĕsh'hōod, n. p. 521The state of being in, or clothed with, flesh, or subject to the ills of the flesh; incarnation. Thou, who hast thyself Endured this fleshhood. E. B. Browning.Flĕsh'-hōōk, n. p. 521A hook to draw flesh from a pot or caldron.Flĕsh'i-ness, n. p. 521The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.Flēsh'ing, n. p. 521A thin covering to imitate skin, worn by actors and dancers.Flĕsh'less, a. p. 521Destitute of flesh; lean. “As a fleshless ghost.” Carlyle.Flĕsh'li-ness, n. p. 521The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites. Spenser.Flēsh'ling, n. p. 521A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] Spenser.Flēsh'ly, a. p. 521Pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. “Fleshly bondage.” Denham. 2. Animal; not vegetable. Dryden. 3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. “Fleshly wisdom.” 2 Cor. i. 12. “Vain of fleshly…Flēsh'ly-mind'ed, a. p. 521Disposed toward sensual things; carnally minded; lustful.Flĕsh'-mēat, n. p. 521The flesh of animals prepared or used for food; animal food. Swift.Flĕsh'ment, n. p. 521The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending it. Shak.Flēsh'-mōŋ'ger, n. p. 521One who deals in flesh; hence, a procurer; a pimp; a pander. [Obs.] Shak.Flĕsh'-pŏt, n. p. 521A vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence, plenty of provisions.Flĕsh'quāke, n. p. 521A trembling of the flesh. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Flĕsh'-tint, n. p. 521(Paint.) A color which best serves to represent that of the human body. Fairholt.Flĕsh'-worm, n. p. 521A worm that feeds on flesh.Flēsh'-wound, n. p. 521A wound not reaching beyond the flesh, or one not deep.Flĕsh'y, a. p. 521Full of flesh; plump; corpulent; gross. The sole of his foot is fleshy. Ray. 2. Human. [Obs.] “Our fleshy eyes.” J. Webster. 3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and…Flēt, p. p. p. 521of fleet. Skimmed. [Obs.] Mortimer.Flĕtch, v. t. p. 521To feather, as an arrow. [Obs.] Warburton.Flētch’er, n. p. 521One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. [Obs.]Fle-tĭf'er-ōus, a. p. 521Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount.Fleur-de-lis, n. p. 521(Her.) The royal insignia of France;—whether originally representing a lily or the head of a javelin, is disputed.Fleur'y, n. p. 521(Her.) A cross, couped at the ends, from which proceed fleurs-de-lis.Flew, imp. p. 521of fly.Flew, n. p. 521The large chaps of a deep-mouthed hound. Hammer.Flewed, a. p. 521Having large chaps; mouthed; deep-mouthed. [Obs.] Shak.Flĕx, v. t. p. 521To bend; as, a muscle flexes the arm.Flex-ăn'i-mous, a. p. 521Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] Howell.Flĕx'i-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 521The quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; facility or easiness of compliance or temper; as, the flexibility of rays of light. Newton. All the flexibility of a veteran courtier. Macaulay.Flĕx'i-ble, a. p. 521Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oak. Shak.…Flĕx'i-ble-ness, n. p. 521The condition or quality of being flexible; flexibility; pliableness; ductility; manageableness; tractableness; as, the flexibleness of youth.Fléx'i-bly, adv. p. 521In a flexible manner.Flĕx'i-cōs'tate, a. p. 521Having bent or curved ribs.