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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Flĕx'ile, a. p. 521Pliant; pliable; easily bent; yielding to power, impulse, or moral force. Thomson.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.…Flĕx'or, n. p. 521(Anat.) A muscle whose office is to produce flexion; — opposed to extensor.Flĕx'ū-ōse, a. p. 521Flexuous. Eng. Cyc.Flĕx'ŭ-ous, a. p. 521Having turns, windings, or flexures; winding; bending; changing direction. Bacon.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…Flĭb'ber-ġĭb, n. p. 521A sycophant. [Obs., and low or humorous.] “These flatterers and flibbergibs.” Latimer.Flĭb'ber-ti-ġĭb'bet, n. p. 521An imp. [Low.] Howitt.Fli-bŭs'tier, n. p. 521See FILIBUSTER.Flick, v. t. p. 521To whip lightly; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray.Flick, n. p. 521A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.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.Flick'er, n. p. 521The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, it was the last flicker of the dying flame.Flĭck'er-ing-ly, adv. p. 521In a flickering manner.Flick'er-mouse, n. p. 521The bat; flinder-mouse. B. Jonson.Flĭdge, a. p. 521Fledged. [Obs.] Drive their young ones out of the nest when they be once flidge. Holland.