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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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Flō’ral, a. p. 523Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; as, floral games; floral play. 2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, the flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf. Martyn.Flō'ra-mōur, n. p. 523A flower begetting love. [Obs.] Ash.Flō'ran, n. p. 523(Mining.) Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine. Pryce.Flō'-ra-scōpe, n. p. 523An optical instrument contrived for examining flowers. Wright.Flō'-re-āl, n. p. 523The eighth month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced April 20, and ended May 19. See VENDEMIAIRE.Flōr'en, n. p. 523A certain gold coin; a Florence; a florin. Chaucer.Flōr'ence, n. p. 523An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, of six shillings sterling value. Camden. 2. A kind of cloth. Rastall. 3. A kind of wine from Florence, in Italy.Flōr'en-tīne or Flōr'en-time, a. p. 523(Geog.) Belonging or relating to Florence.Flōr'en-tīne, n. p. 523(Geog.) A person belonging to Florence; a native or inhabitant of Florence. 2. A kind of silk. Todd. 3. A kind of pastry. [Obs.] “Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines.” Beau. & Fl.Flo-rĕs'cence, n. p. 523(Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming. Martyn.Flo-rĕs'cent, a. p. 523Expanding into flowers.Flō'ret, n. p. 523(Bot.) A little flower; the partial or separate little flower of an aggregate flower. Martyn. 2. [Fr. floret.] A foil. Cotgrave.Flō'-ri-a-gē, n. p. 523Bloom; blossom. [Obs.] J. Scott.Flō'-ri-ā'ted, a. p. 523(Arch.) Having florid ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars.Flo-rĭ'e-o-mōus, a. p. 523Having the head adorned with flowers.Flō'ri-cŭlt'ūr-al, a. p. 523Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants.Flō'-ri-cŭlt/ūre, n. p. 523The cultivation of flowering plants.Flō'ri-cŭlt'ūr-ist, n. p. 523One who is interested in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.Flōr'id, a. p. 523Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [Rare.] “Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree.” Bp. Taylor. 2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively red color; as, a florid…Flo-rid'i-ty, n. p. 523Freshness or brightness of color; floridness. Floyer.Flōr'id-ly, adv. p. 523In a florid manner.Flōr'id-ness, n. p. 523The quality or condition of being florid; brightness or freshness of color or complexion; excessive embellishment; ambitious elegance; — applied to style. Boyle.Flo-rif'er-oûs, a. p. 523Producing flowers. Blount.Flōr'/i-fi-cā/tion, n. p. 523The act, process, or time of flowering.Flô'ri-fôrm, a. p. 523Having the form of a flower.Flōr'i-ken, n. p. 523(Ornith.) A species of bustard; Otis aurita.Flō'ri-lēge, n. p. 523A gathering of flowers.Flōr'in, n. p. 523A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins of gold or silver in different countries, the silver florins varying…Flō'rist, n. p. 523A cultivator of flowers; one skilled in the cultivation or care of flowers. Thomson. 2. One who writes a flora, or an account of plants.Flo-rōon', n. p. 523A border worked with flowers. Wright.Flōr'-u-lent, a. p. 523Flowery; blossoming. [Obs.] Blount.Flôs'cu-lar, a. p. 523The same as FLOSCULOUS.Flōs'cule, n. p. 523(Bot.) A floret of an aggregate flower. Milne.Flōs'cu-lōus, a. p. 523(Bot.) Consisting of many tubulose, monopetalous florets. Loudon.Flōs-fēr'rī, n. p. 523(Min.) A mineral, a variety of aragonite, consisting of fibrous crystals, with a satin-like luster, radiating from a center.Flŏss, n. p. 523A downy or silken substance in the husks of certain plants, as the maize. Tooke. 2. A fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling-furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths. Ure. 3.…Flōs'si-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 523A flowering; expansion of flowers; florification. [Rare.]Flōss'-sĭlk, n. p. 523The portions of raveled silk broken off in the filature of cocoons. It is carded and spun like cotton or wool. Ure.Flôss'y, a. p. 523Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss.Flō'ta, n. p. 523A fleet; especially, a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the productions of Spanish America.Flō'tage, n. p. 523The act of floating. 2. That which floats on the sea, or on rivers. [Rare.] Chambers.Flō'tant, a. p. 523(Her.) Flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner flotant. Craig.Flō-tā'tion, n. p. 523The act of floating. 2. The science of floating bodies. Plane or line of flotation, the plane or line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body floating in it.Flōte, v. t. p. 523To skim. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser.Flōte, n. p. 523A float, or wave. [Obs.] Shak.Flo-tĭl'lȧ, n. p. 523A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.Flŏt'sam or Flŏt'son, n. p. 523(Law.) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; — in distinction from jetsam. Blackstone.Flōt'ten, p. p. p. 523of flōte. [See FLOTE.] Skimmed. [Obs.] Skinner.Flounce, v. i. p. 523To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm…Flounce, v. t. p. 523To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.Flounçe, n. p. 523[See FLOUNCE, v. i.] The act of flouncing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body. 2. [Cf. Ger. flaus, flausch, flusch, flüsch, a tuft of wool or hair, M. H. Ger. vlûs.] An ornamental appendage to the…Floun'der, n. p. 524(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Platessa (P. flesus), allied to the halibut.Floun'der, v. i. p. 524To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce. They have floundered on from blunder to…Flour, n. p. 524The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any other substance; as, flour of emery.Flour, v. t. p. 524To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, great quantities of wheat are floured in the interior country. 2. To sprinkle with flour.Floŭr'ish, v. i. p. 524To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; to thrive. A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly and well-watered soil. Horne. 2. To be prosperous; to increase in…Floŭr'ish, v. t. p. 524To cause to thrive; to develop; to expand. Bacon. 2. To adorn with flowers or beautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with any thing showy; to embellish. Fenton. The day-book and…Floŭr'ish, n. p. 524A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Obs.] Rome ... was in that flourish that Saint Austin desired to see her in. Howell. 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty; showy splendor. The flourish of his…Flōur'ish-er, n. p. 524One who flourishes.Flour'ish-ing-ly, adv. p. 524In a flourishing manner.