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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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Flŭ'o-rĕs'cence, n. p. 525(Opt.) That property which some transparent bodies have of producing surface reflections of light different in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluor-spar afford blue…Flŭ'o-rēs'çent, a. p. 525Having the property of fluorescence.Flu-ŏr'ic, a. p. 525(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, fluor-spar; as, fluoric acid.Flŭ'or-īde, n. p. 525(Chem.) A compound of fluorine with a metallic or combustible base.Flū'or-īne, n. p. 525(Chem.) An element related to both chlorine and oxygen, but not known in the separate state. Combined with calcium, it forms fluoride of calcium, or fluor-spar; with hydrogen, it forms a gas called…Flŭ'or-oid, n. p. 525(Crystallog.) A kind of solid contained under 24 equal triangles, and resembling a cube with a low four-sided pyramid in place of each of its faces; — so called because it is a common form of…Flū'or-oŭs, a. p. 525Obtained from, or pertaining to, fluor. Brande.Flŭ'or-spär, n. p. 525(Min.) See FLUOR, 3.Flū'o-sĭl'i-cate, n. p. 525(Chem.) A compound of fluosilicic acid with some base.Flū'o-sĭ-lĭç'ic, a. p. 525(Chem.) Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine; as, fluosilicic acid.Flŭr'ry, n. p. 525A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. 2. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry; confusion.Flūr'ry, v. t. p. 525To put in agitation; to excite or alarm. Swinburne.Flŭsh, v. i. p. 525To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face. “The flushing noise of many waters.” Boyle. 2. To come suddenly, as blood into the cheeks; to become suffused, as the cheeks; to…Flŭsh, v. t. p. 525To cause the blood to rush suddenly into the face; to redden suddenly; to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement. Nor flush with shame the passing virgin’s cheek. Gay. Sudden a thought…Flŭsh, n. p. 525A sudden flowing; a rush; an afflux, as a jet or stream of water thrown suddenly on for cleansing purposes. Driving the blood through them in manner of a wave or flush. Ray. 2. A rush of blood to the…Flŭsh, a. p. 525Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright. With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May. Shak. 2. Affluent; abounding; well furnished; hence, displaying affluence; liberal; prodigal. Lord Strut was…Flush deck p. 525a deck with a continued floor unbroken from stem to stern.Flŭsh'er, n. p. 525(Ornith.) A European bird (Lanius collurio);— so called because the red back and wings, in its jerking flight, seem like flashes of fire; a flasher. Mudie.Flŭsh'ing-ly, adv. p. 525In a flushing manner.Flŭsh'ness, n. p. 525Freshness. Gauden.Flŭs'ter, v. t. p. 525To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; to confuse; to muddle. His habit of flustering himself daily with claret. Macaulay.Flŭs'ter, v. i. p. 525To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. “The flustering, vain-glorious Greeks.” South.Flŭs'ter, n. p. 525Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation; confusion; disorder.Flŭs'ter-ā'tion, n. p. 525The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered; fluster. [Colloq.]Flūs'tra, n. p. 525(Zoöl.) A compound plant-like animal consisting of one or two layers of horny or calcareous valved cells;—called also sea-mat, or white sea-weed.Flūte, n. p. 525[Fr. flûte, O. Fr. flaûte, flahute, flahuste, Pr. & Sp. flauta, Pg. frauta, It. flauto, from Lat. flatus, a blowing, from flare, flatum, to blow, sound; whence N. H. Ger. flöte, M. H. Ger. flöite…Flûte, v. i. p. 525To play on a flute. Chaucer.Flūte, v. t. p. 525To play or sing in a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. Knaves are men, That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. Tennyson. 2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column or in a ruffle.Flūted, p. a. p. 526Thin; fine; flute-like; as, fluted notes. Busby. 2. Formed with flutes; as, a fluted column.Flū'ter, n. p. 526One who plays on the flute. 2. One who makes grooves or flutings.Flūte'-stōp, n. p. 526(Mus.) A range of wooden pipes in an organ, designed to imitate the flute.Flūt'ing, n. p. 526A channel or furrow in a column, or in the muslin of a lady's ruffle; fluted work. See FLUTE.Flāt'ing-plāne, n. p. 526(Carp.) A plane with curved face, used in grooving flutes.Flūt'ist, n. p. 526A performer on the flute; a flautist. Busby.Flŭt'ter, v. i. p. 526To move or flap the wings rapidly, without flying, or with short flights; to hover. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings. Deut. xxxii. 11. 2. To…Flŭt'ter, v. t. p. 526To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 2. To drive in disorder; to hurry; to agitate; to disorder; to throw into confusion. Shak.Flŭt'ter, n. p. 526The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; undulation. The chirp and flutter of some single bird. Milnes. 2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder. Pope.Flāt'ter-er, n. p. 526One who flutters.Flāt'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 526In a fluttering manner.Flāt'y, a. p. 526Soft and clear in tone, like a flute.Flū'vi-al or Flū'vi-āt'ic, a. p. 526Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as, a fluviatic plant.Flū'vi-al-ist, n. p. 526One who explains phenomena in geology or physical geography by the action of existing streams. [Rare.]Flū'vi-a-tīle, a. p. 526Belonging to rivers; existing in rivers; formed by rivers; fluvial; as, fluviatile strata. Lyell.Flū'vi-o-ma-rīne', a. p. 526(Geol.) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea, as in the deposits at the mouths of rivers. Dana.Flūx, n. p. 526The act of flowing; the motion or passing as of a fluid; quick succession; change; a concourse, as of persons. “The flux of company.” Shak. The parts of the body, we know, are in a continual flux.…Flūx, a. p. 526Flowing; inconstant; variable. [Obs.] “The flux nature of all things here.” Barrow.Flŭx, v. t. p. 526To cause to melt or become fluid; to fuse. One part of mineral alkali will flux two of silicious earth with effervescence. Kirwan. 2. (Med.) To cause a discharge from; to salivate; to purge. [Obs.]…Flux-ā'tion, n. p. 526The act of fluxing. Leslie.Flŭx'i-bil'i-ty, n. p. 526The quality of being fluxible.Flūx'i-ble, a. p. 526Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral.Flūx'i-ble-ness, n. p. 526The quality of being fluxible; fluxibility.Flāx'ile, a. p. 526The same as FLUXIBLE.Flux-īl'i-ty, n. p. 526The quality of admitting fusion; possibility of being fused or liquefied. [Obs.] Boyle.Flūx'ion, n. p. 526The act of flowing. Cotgrave. 2. The matter that flows. Wiseman. 3. A constantly varying indication. Less to be counted than the fluxions of sun-dials. De Quincey. 4. (Math.) The infinitely small…Flūx'ion-al or Flūx'ion-a-ry, a. p. 526Pertaining to, having the nature of, or solved by, fluxions; inconstant; variable. The merely human, the temporary and fluxional. Coleridge.Flūx'ion-ist, n. p. 526One skilled in fluxions. Berkeley.Flūx'ive, a. p. 526Flowing; wanting solidity; fluent. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Flūx'üre, n. p. 526Quality of being flux, or flowing. [Obs.] Fielding. 2. A flowing or fluid matter. [Obs.] Drayton.Flȳ, v. i. p. 526To move in the air with wings, as a bird. 2. To float or move in the air, as the clouds, the sparks, or a flag. 3. To move with rapidity like a bird; to hasten away; as, a ship flies on the deep; a…Flȳ, v. t. p. 526To shun; to avoid; to decline. “Sleep flies the wretch.” Dryden. To fly the favors of so good a king. Shak. 2. To cause to fly; to start up, as a bird; to set floating, as a kite.