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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Fleet'ness, n.p. 520The quality of being fleet or swift; swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or deer.
  2. Flĕm'ing, n.p. 520A native or inhabitant of Flanders.
  3. 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.
  4. Flĕm'ish, n.p. 520The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings.
  5. Flĕnch, v. t.p. 520Same as FLENSE.
  6. Flēnse, v. t.p. 520To cut up and obtain the blubber of;—said of a whale.
  7. 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…
  8. 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…
  9. Flēsh'-brōth, n.p. 521Broth made by boiling flesh in water.
  10. Flĕsh'-brŭsh, n.p. 521A brush for exciting action in the skin by friction.
  11. Flĕsh'-clŏgged, a.p. 521Incumbered with flesh.
  12. Flĕsh'er, n.p. 521A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. Macaulay.
  13. Flĕsh'-flȳ, n.p. 521A fly that feeds on flesh, and deposits her eggs in it. Ray.
  14. Flĕsh'ful, a.p. 521Abounding in flesh; fat. [Obs.]
  15. 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.
  16. Flĕsh'-hōōk, n.p. 521A hook to draw flesh from a pot or caldron.
  17. Flĕsh'i-ness, n.p. 521The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.
  18. Flēsh'ing, n.p. 521A thin covering to imitate skin, worn by actors and dancers.
  19. Flĕsh'less, a.p. 521Destitute of flesh; lean. “As a fleshless ghost.” Carlyle.
  20. Flĕsh'li-ness, n.p. 521The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites. Spenser.
  21. Flēsh'ling, n.p. 521A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] Spenser.
  22. 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…
  23. Flēsh'ly-mind'ed, a.p. 521Disposed toward sensual things; carnally minded; lustful.
  24. Flĕsh'-mēat, n.p. 521The flesh of animals prepared or used for food; animal food. Swift.
  25. Flĕsh'ment, n.p. 521The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending it. Shak.
  26. Flēsh'-mōŋ'ger, n.p. 521One who deals in flesh; hence, a procurer; a pimp; a pander. [Obs.] Shak.
  27. Flĕsh'-pŏt, n.p. 521A vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence, plenty of provisions.
  28. Flĕsh'quāke, n.p. 521A trembling of the flesh. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  29. Flĕsh'-tint, n.p. 521(Paint.) A color which best serves to represent that of the human body. Fairholt.
  30. Flĕsh'-worm, n.p. 521A worm that feeds on flesh.
  31. Flēsh'-wound, n.p. 521A wound not reaching beyond the flesh, or one not deep.
  32. 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…
  33. Flēt, p. p.p. 521of fleet. Skimmed. [Obs.] Mortimer.
  34. Flĕtch, v. t.p. 521To feather, as an arrow. [Obs.] Warburton.
  35. Flētch’er, n.p. 521One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. [Obs.]
  36. Fle-tĭf'er-ōus, a.p. 521Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount.
  37. 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.
  38. Fleur'y, n.p. 521(Her.) A cross, couped at the ends, from which proceed fleurs-de-lis.
  39. Flew, imp.p. 521of fly.
  40. Flew, n.p. 521The large chaps of a deep-mouthed hound. Hammer.
  41. Flewed, a.p. 521Having large chaps; mouthed; deep-mouthed. [Obs.] Shak.
  42. Flĕx, v. t.p. 521To bend; as, a muscle flexes the arm.
  43. Flex-ăn'i-mous, a.p. 521Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] Howell.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.…
  46. Flĕx'i-ble-ness, n.p. 521The condition or quality of being flexible; flexibility; pliableness; ductility; manageableness; tractableness; as, the flexibleness of youth.
  47. Fléx'i-bly, adv.p. 521In a flexible manner.
  48. Flĕx'i-cōs'tate, a.p. 521Having bent or curved ribs.
  49. Flĕx'ile, a.p. 521Pliant; pliable; easily bent; yielding to power, impulse, or moral force. Thomson.
  50. Flĕx'ion, n.p. 521The act of flexing or bending; a turning. 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. Bacon. 3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. W.…
  51. Flĕx'or, n.p. 521(Anat.) A muscle whose office is to produce flexion; — opposed to extensor.
  52. Flĕx'ū-ōse, a.p. 521Flexuous. Eng. Cyc.
  53. Flĕx'ŭ-ous, a.p. 521Having turns, windings, or flexures; winding; bending; changing direction. Bacon.
  54. Flĕx'ûre, n.p. 521The 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. Varying with the…
  55. Flĭb'ber-ġĭb, n.p. 521A sycophant. [Obs., and low or humorous.] “These flatterers and flibbergibs.” Latimer.
  56. Flĭb'ber-ti-ġĭb'bet, n.p. 521An imp. [Low.] Howitt.
  57. Fli-bŭs'tier, n.p. 521See FILIBUSTER.
  58. Flick, v. t.p. 521To whip lightly; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray.
  59. Flick, n.p. 521A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.
  60. Flick'er, v. i.p. 521To flutter; to flap without flying; to keep in motion without removing; to waver or fluctuate, like a flame in a current of air. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden.