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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'-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.Flour'y, a. p. 524Of or resembling flour.Flout, v. t. p. 524To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. “Phillida flouts me.” Walton. “He flouted us downright.” Shak. Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. Byron.Flout, v. i. p. 524To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; — often with at. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Shak.Flout, n. p. 524A mock; an insult. I could have given my uncle's grace a flout. Shak. Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn. Tennyson.Flout'er, n. p. 524One who flouts and flings; a mocker.Flout'ing-ly, adv. p. 524With flouting; insultingly.Flōw, v. i. p. 524To move by the power of gravity, and with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes…Flōw, v. t. p. 524To cover with water; to overflow; to inundate; to flood. 2. To cover with varnish.Flōw, n. p. 524A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood. 2. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, &c., resembling the quiet, steady movement…Flōw'age, n. p. 524An overflowing with water; the water which thus overflows.Flow'er, n. p. 524A circle of leaves or leaflets on a plant usually of some other color than green; a bloom or blossom; as, the dog-wood flower. 2. (Bot.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence…Flow'er, v. i. p. 524To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, a flowering plant. 2. To come into the finest or fairest condition. When flowered my youthful spring. Spenser. 3. To…