failing
         adj 1: below acceptable in performance; "received failing
                  grades"
         n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's
               failings" [syn: {failing}, {weakness}]
         2: failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing
            the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks
            on his report" [syn: {failing}, {flunk}] [ant: {pass},
            {passing}, {qualifying}]

English Dictionary: filling	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
falanga n a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels Synonym(s): bastinado, falanga
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Falange n the Spanish Nazi party under Franco
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falangist n a Spanish member of General Franco's political party [syn: falangist, phalangist]
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falling adj decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature" becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" Antonym(s): rising coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" Synonym(s): dropping, falling
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falling off n a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" Synonym(s): slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
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falling out n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Synonym(s): rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
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falun gong n a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices
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feeling n the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" Synonym(s): impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" Synonym(s): spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm" the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" Synonym(s): touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music" Synonym(s): feeling, intuitive feeling
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feeling of movement n the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc Synonym(s): kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling of movement
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feelingly adv with great feeling; "she spoke feelingly of her early childhood" Antonym(s): unfeelingly
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feelings n emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"
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Fehling's solution n a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present
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felonious adj involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" Synonym(s): criminal, felonious
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FHLMC n a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages Synonym(s): Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac, FHLMC
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filing n the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return" a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"
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filing cabinet n office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order Synonym(s): file, file cabinet, filing cabinet
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filing clerk n a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization Synonym(s): file clerk, filing clerk, filer
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filing system n a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) Synonym(s): file system, filing system
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filling n any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" Synonym(s): filling, fill flow into something (as a container) a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving Synonym(s): woof, weft, filling, pick (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'" the act of filling something
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filling station n a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline station}, gas station, filling station, petrol station]
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film clip n a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
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film company n a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies
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film maker n a producer of motion pictures [syn: film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker]
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film making n the production of movies [syn: moviemaking, {movie making}, film making]
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film star n a star who plays leading roles in the cinema [syn: {film star}, movie star]
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film-make v make films; be a film maker
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filmmaker n a producer of motion pictures [syn: film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker]
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flame cell n organ of excretion in flatworms
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flame stitch n needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines Synonym(s): bargello, flame stitch
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flame-colored adj having the brilliant orange-red color of flames [syn: flame-colored, flame-coloured]
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flame-coloured adj having the brilliant orange-red color of flames [syn: flame-colored, flame-coloured]
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flange n a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object Synonym(s): flange, rim
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flank n the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" Synonym(s): flank, wing a subfigure consisting of a side of something a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg the side between ribs and hipbone v be located at the sides of something or somebody
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flank steak n a cut of beef from the flank of the animal
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flanker n a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver Synonym(s): flanker back, flanker a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
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flanker back n a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver Synonym(s): flanker back, flanker
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Flemish adj of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters" n an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch Synonym(s): Flemish, Flemish dialect
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Flemish dialect n one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch Synonym(s): Flemish, Flemish dialect
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Flemish-speaking adj able to communicate in Flemish
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flense v strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
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flimsily adv in a weak and flimsy manner; "this car is so flimsily constructed!"
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flimsiness n the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction Synonym(s): flimsiness, shoddiness
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flimsy adj lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction" not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" Synonym(s): unconvincing, flimsy Antonym(s): convincing lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" Synonym(s): flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin n a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies Synonym(s): onionskin, flimsy
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flinch n a reflex response to sudden pain Synonym(s): wince, flinch v draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Synonym(s): flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
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fling n a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" Synonym(s): crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer a brief indulgence of your impulses Synonym(s): spree, fling the act of flinging v throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" Synonym(s): splurge, fling throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" Synonym(s): discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
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fling off v write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" Synonym(s): dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off
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FLNC n a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism Synonym(s): National Liberation Front of Corsica, FLNC
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flounce n a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim Synonym(s): frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions v walk emphatically
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flowing adj designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" Synonym(s): streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek n the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) Synonym(s): flow, flowing
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fluency n powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" Synonym(s): eloquence, fluency, smoothness skillfulness in speaking or writing Antonym(s): disfluency the quality of being facile in speech and writing Synonym(s): fluency, volubility, articulateness
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flummox v be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
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flunk n failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" Synonym(s): failing, flunk Antonym(s): pass, passing, qualifying v fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" Synonym(s): fail, flunk, bomb, flush it Antonym(s): make it, pass
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flunkey n a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: lackey, flunky, flunkey] a person of unquestioning obedience Synonym(s): flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man
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flunky n a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: lackey, flunky, flunkey] a person of unquestioning obedience Synonym(s): flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man
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fly honeysuckle n erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers Synonym(s): American fly honeysuckle, fly honeysuckle, Lonicera canadensis
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flying adj moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" Synonym(s): fast- flying, flying hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" Synonym(s): flying, quick, fast n an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" Synonym(s): flight, flying
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flying bird n birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles Synonym(s): carinate, carinate bird, flying bird Antonym(s): flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird
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flying boat n a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
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flying bomb n a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb Synonym(s): buzz bomb, robot bomb, flying bomb, doodlebug, V-1
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flying bridge n the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house Synonym(s): flying bridge, flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge
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flying buttress n a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch Synonym(s): flying buttress, arc- boutant
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flying carpet n (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go
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flying cat n arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps Synonym(s): flying lemur, flying cat, colugo East Indian flying squirrel Synonym(s): taguan, flying marmot, flying cat, Petaurista petaurista
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flying colors n complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" Synonym(s): flying colors, flying colours
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flying colours n complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" Synonym(s): flying colors, flying colours
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flying dragon n any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body Synonym(s): dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard
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flying drainpipe n a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed Synonym(s): ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe
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Flying Dutchman n the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
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flying field n a place where planes take off and land [syn: airfield, landing field, flying field, field]
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flying fish n tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
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flying fox n large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
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flying gecko n a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances Synonym(s): flying gecko, fringed gecko, Ptychozoon homalocephalum
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flying gurnard n tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Synonym(s): flying gurnard, flying robin, butterflyfish
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flying jib n the outermost of two or more jibs
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flying lemur n arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps Synonym(s): flying lemur, flying cat, colugo
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flying lizard n any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body Synonym(s): dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard
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flying mare n a wrestling maneuver
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flying marmot n East Indian flying squirrel [syn: taguan, {flying marmot}, flying cat, Petaurista petaurista]
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flying mouse n tiny flying phalanger
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flying opossum n nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Synonym(s): flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel
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flying phalanger n nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Synonym(s): flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel
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flying reptile n an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb Synonym(s): pterosaur, flying reptile
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flying robin n tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Synonym(s): flying gurnard, flying robin, butterflyfish
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flying saucer n an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Synonym(s): unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer
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flying school n a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
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flying squad n a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
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flying squirrel n nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Synonym(s): flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel
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flying start n a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line Synonym(s): flying start, running start a quick and auspicious beginning Synonym(s): flying start, running start
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flying visit n a visit that last for only a very short time; "he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds"
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foiling n an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling]
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following adj about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" Synonym(s): following(a), undermentioned immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" Synonym(s): following, next going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" Antonym(s): leading in the desired direction; "a following wind" n a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: following, followers] the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" Synonym(s): pursuit, chase, pursual, following
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fooling adj characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" Synonym(s): fooling, casual
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foulness n disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed" a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Synonym(s): filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness (of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather" Synonym(s): foulness, raininess the attribute of having a strong offensive smell Synonym(s): malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness
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fowling piece n a light shotgun used for fowling
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fuel injection n mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor Synonym(s): fuel injection, fuel injection system
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fuel injection system n mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor Synonym(s): fuel injection, fuel injection system
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fueling n the activity of supplying or taking on fuel [syn: fueling, refueling]
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full-length adj representing or accommodating the entire length; "a full- length portrait" complete; "the full-length play" Synonym(s): full-length, uncut
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fullness n completeness over a broad scope [syn: comprehensiveness, fullness] the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" Synonym(s): fullness, mellowness, richness the condition of being filled to capacity Antonym(s): emptiness greatness of volume Synonym(s): fullness, voluminosity, voluminousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fidia \[d8]Fid"i*a\, n. [NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine       Fidia, {F. longipes}) is very injurious to vines in America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Failance \Fail"ance\, n. [Of. faillance, fr. faillir.]       Fault; failure; omission. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Failing \Fail"ing\, n.       1. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure;             deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault;             infirmity; as, a mental failing.                         And ever in her mind she cas about For that                      unnoticed failing in herself.            --Tennyson.          2. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.          Syn: See {Fault}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fail \Fail\v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive,       akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False},       {Fault}.]       1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in             any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be             furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be             altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams             fail; crops fail.                         As the waters fail from the sea.         --Job xiv. 11.                         Till Lionel's issue fails, his should not reign.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be             deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.                         If ever they fail of beauty, this failure is not be                      attributed to their size.                  --Berke.          3. To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay;             to sink.                         When earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude they                      then begin to fail.                           --Milton.          4. To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources,             etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails.          5. To perish; to die; -- used of a person. [Obs.]                         Had the king in his last sickness failed. --Shak.          6. To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to             be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not             to fulfill expectation.                         Take heed now that ye fail not to do this. --Ezra                                                                               iv. 22.                         Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale.                                                                               --Shak.          7. To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired;             to be baffled or frusrated.                         Our envious foe hath failed.               --Milton.          8. To err in judgment; to be mistaken.                         Which ofttimes may succeed, so as perhaps Shall                      grieve him, if I fail not.                  --Milton.          9. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to             be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business             obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Falanaka \[d8]Fa"la*na"ka\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A viverrine mammal of Madagascar ({Eupleres Goudotii}),       allied to the civet; -- called also {Falanouc}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fallency \Fal"len*cy\, n. [LL. fallentia, L. fallens p. pr of       fallere.]       An exception. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fall \Fall\ (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell}; p. p. {Fallen}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS.       & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde,       Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to       fall, Skr. sphal, sphul, to tremble. Cf. {Fail}, {Fell}, v.       t., to cause to fall.]       1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to             descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the             apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the             barometer.                         I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. --Luke                                                                               x. 18.          2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent             posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters             and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.                         I fell at his feet to worship him.      --Rev. xix.                                                                               10.          3. To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty;             -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the             Mediterranean.          4. To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die             by violence, as in battle.                         A thousand shall fall at thy side.      --Ps. xci. 7.                         He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting,                      fell.                                                --Byron.          5. To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose             strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind             falls.          6. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of             the young of certain animals. --Shak.          7. To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to             become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline             in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the             falls; stocks fell two points.                         I am a poor falle man, unworthy now To be thy lord                      and master.                                       --Shak.                         The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and                      vanished.                                          --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          8. To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.                         Heaven and earth will witness, If Rome must fall,                      that we are innocent.                        --Addison.          9. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded;             to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the             faith; to apostatize; to sin.                         Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest                      any man fall after the same example of unbelief.                                                                               --Heb. iv. 11.          10. To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be             worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall             into difficulties.          11. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or             appear dejected; -- said of the countenance.                         Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 5.                         I have observed of late thy looks are fallen.                                                                               --Addison.          12. To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our             spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.          13. To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new             state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to             fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into             temptation.          14. To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to             issue; to terminate.                         The Romans fell on this model by chance. --Swift.                         Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the                      matter will fall.                              --Ruth. iii.                                                                               18.                         They do not make laws, they fall into customs. --H.                                                                               Spencer.          15. To come; to occur; to arrive.                         The vernal equinox, which at the Nicene Council                      fell on the 21st of March, falls now [1694] about                      ten days sooner.                              --Holder.          16. To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or             hurry; as, they fell to blows.                         They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart                      and soul.                                          --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. ).          17. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution,             inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his             brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.          18. To belong or appertain.                         If to her share some female errors fall, Look on                      her face, and you'll forget them all. --Pope.          19. To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded             expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from             him.          {To fall abroad of} (Naut.), to strike against; -- applied to             one vessel coming into collision with another.          {To fall among}, to come among accidentally or unexpectedly.                      {To fall astern} (Naut.), to move or be driven backward; to             be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a             current, or when outsailed by another.          {To fall away}.             (a) To lose flesh; to become lean or emaciated; to pine.             (b) To renounce or desert allegiance; to revolt or rebel.             (c) To renounce or desert the faith; to apostatize.                   [bd]These . . . for a while believe, and in time of                   temptation fall away.[b8] --Luke viii. 13.             (d) To perish; to vanish; to be lost. [bd]How . . . can                   the soul . . . fall away into nothing?[b8] --Addison.             (e) To decline gradually; to fade; to languish, or become                   faint. [bd]One color falls away by just degrees, and                   another rises insensibly.[b8] --Addison.          {To fall back}.             (a) To recede or retreat; to give way.             (b) To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to                   fulfill.          {To fall back upon}.             (a) (Mil.) To retreat for safety to (a stronger position                   in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of                   troops).             (b) To have recourse to (a reserved fund, or some                   available expedient or support).          {To fall calm}, to cease to blow; to become calm.          {To fall down}.             (a) To prostrate one's self in worship. [bd]All kings                   shall fall down before him.[b8] --Ps. lxxii. 11.             (b) To sink; to come to the ground. [bd]Down fell the                   beauteous youth.[b8] --Dryden.             (c) To bend or bow, as a suppliant.             (d) (Naut.) To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river                   or other outlet.          {To fall flat}, to produce no response or result; to fail of             the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.          {To fall foul of}.             (a) (Naut.) To have a collision with; to become entangled                   with             (b) To attack; to make an assault upon.          {To fall from}, to recede or depart from; not to adhere to;             as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from             allegiance or duty.          {To fall from grace} (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from             the faith.          {To fall home} (Ship Carp.), to curve inward; -- said of the             timbers or upper parts of a ship's side which are much             within a perpendicular.          {To fall in}.             (a) To sink inwards; as, the roof fell in.             (b) (Mil.) To take one's proper or assigned place in                   line; as, to fall in on the right.             (c) To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse; as, on the                   death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which he had so long                   received, fell in.             (d) To become operative. [bd]The reversion, to which he                   had been nominated twenty years before, fell in.[b8]                   --Macaulay.          {To fall into one's hands}, to pass, often suddenly or             unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to             spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands             of the enemy.          {To fall in with}.             (a) To meet with accidentally; as, to fall in with a                   friend.             (b) (Naut.) To meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come                   near, as land.             (c) To concur with; to agree with; as, the measure falls                   in with popular opinion.             (d) To comply; to yield to. [bd]You will find it                   difficult to persuade learned men to fall in with                   your projects.[b8] --Addison.          {To fall off}.             (a) To drop; as, fruits fall off when ripe.             (b) To withdraw; to separate; to become detached; as,                   friends fall off in adversity. [bd]Love cools,                   friendship falls off, brothers divide.[b8] --Shak.             (c) To perish; to die away; as, words fall off by disuse.             (d) To apostatize; to forsake; to withdraw from the                   faith, or from allegiance or duty.                               Those captive tribes . . . fell off From God to                            worship calves.                           --Milton.             (e) To forsake; to abandon; as, his customers fell off.             (f) To depreciate; to change for the worse; to                   deteriorate; to become less valuable, abundant, or                   interesting; as, a falling off in the wheat crop; the                   magazine or the review falls off. [bd]O Hamlet, what                   a falling off was there![b8] --Shak.             (g) (Naut.) To deviate or trend to the leeward of the                   point to which the head of the ship was before                   directed; to fall to leeward.          {To fall on}.             (a) To meet with; to light upon; as, we have fallen on                   evil days.             (b) To begin suddenly and eagerly. [bd]Fall on, and try                   the appetite to eat.[b8] --Dryden.             (c) To begin an attack; to assault; to assail. [bd]Fall                   on, fall on, and hear him not.[b8] --Dryden.             (d) To drop on; to descend on.          {To fall out}.             (a) To quarrel; to begin to contend.                               A soul exasperated in ills falls out With                            everything, its friend, itself.   --Addison.             (b) To happen; to befall; to chance. [bd]There fell out a                   bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice.[b8]                   --L'Estrange.             (c) (Mil.) To leave the ranks, as a soldier.          {To fall over}.             (a) To revolt; to desert from one side to another.             (b) To fall beyond. --Shak.          {To fall short}, to be deficient; as, the corn falls short;             they all fall short in duty.          {To fall through}, to come to nothing; to fail; as, the             engageent has fallen through.          {To fall to}, to begin. [bd]Fall to, with eager joy, on             homely food.[b8] --Dryden.          {To fall under}.             (a) To come under, or within the limits of; to be                   subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of                   the emperor.             (b) To come under; to become the subject of; as, this                   point did not fall under the cognizance or                   deliberations of the court; these things do not fall                   under human sight or observation.             (c) To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be                   subordinate to in the way of classification; as,                   these substances fall under a different class or                   order.          {To fall upon}.             (a) To attack. [See {To fall on}.]             (b) To attempt; to have recourse to. [bd]I do not intend                   to fall upon nice disquisitions.[b8] --Holder.             (c) To rush against.          Note: Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a                perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of                its applications, implies, literally or figuratively,                velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so                various, and so mush diversified by modifying words,                that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its                applications.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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{Shooting iron}, a firearm. [Slang, U.S.]          {Shooting star}.       (a) (Astron.) A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing             suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky,             and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a             few seconds, a luminous train, -- called also {falling             star}.          Note: Shooting stars are small cosmical bodies which                encounter the earth in its annual revolution, and which                become visible by coming with planetary velocity into                the upper regions of the atmosphere. At certain                periods, as on the 13th of November and 10th of August,                they appear for a few hours in great numbers,                apparently diverging from some point in the heavens,                such displays being known as meteoric showers, or star                showers. These bodies, before encountering the earth,                were moving in orbits closely allied to the orbits of                comets. See {Leonids}, {Perseids}.       (b) (Bot.) The American cowslip ({Dodecatheon Meadia}). See             under {Cowslip}.          {Shooting stick} (Print.), a tapering piece of wood or iron,             used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase.             --Hansard.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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{Shooting iron}, a firearm. [Slang, U.S.]          {Shooting star}.       (a) (Astron.) A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing             suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky,             and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a             few seconds, a luminous train, -- called also {falling             star}.          Note: Shooting stars are small cosmical bodies which                encounter the earth in its annual revolution, and which                become visible by coming with planetary velocity into                the upper regions of the atmosphere. At certain                periods, as on the 13th of November and 10th of August,                they appear for a few hours in great numbers,                apparently diverging from some point in the heavens,                such displays being known as meteoric showers, or star                showers. These bodies, before encountering the earth,                were moving in orbits closely allied to the orbits of                comets. See {Leonids}, {Perseids}.       (b) (Bot.) The American cowslip ({Dodecatheon Meadia}). See             under {Cowslip}.          {Shooting stick} (Print.), a tapering piece of wood or iron,             used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase.             --Hansard.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.       from {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To             fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.          {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down             over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th             century.          {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.          {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.          {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a             meteorite; an a[89]rolite.          {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.          {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.
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Fallow \Fal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fallowed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fallowing}.] [From {Fallow}, n.]       To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for       the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it       mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey       land.
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Fallowness \Fal"low*ness\, n.       A well or opening, through the successive floors of a       warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or       lowered. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Falness \Fal"ness\, n.       See {Fullness}.
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Feel \Feel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felt}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feeling}.] [AS. f[?]lan; akin to OS. gif[?]lian to perceive,       D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. f[81]hlen, Icel. f[be]lma       to grope, and prob. to AS. folm paim of the hand, L. palma.       Cf. {Fumble}, {Palm}.]       1. To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means             of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body,             especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited             by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.                         Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of                      steel.                                                --Creecn.          2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this             piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often             with out.                         Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son.                                                                               --Gen. xxvii.                                                                               21.                         He hath this to feel my affection to your honor.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to             experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or             sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.                         Teach me to feel another's woe.         --Pope.                         Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil                      thing.                                                --Eccl. viii.                                                                               5.                         He best can paint them who shall feel them most.                                                                               --Pope.                         Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt.                                                                               --Byron.          4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to             have an inward persuasion of.                         For then, and not till then, he felt himself.                                                                               --Shak.          5. To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {To feel the helm} (Naut.), to obey it.
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Feeling \Feel"ing\, n.       1. The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the             body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the             body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in             the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body,             especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous             sensibility to external objects.                         Why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye                      confined, . . . And not, as feeling, through all                      parts diffused?                                 --Milton.          2. An act or state of perception by the sense above             described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an             act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself;             consciousness.                         The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater                      feeling to the worse.                        --Shak.          3. The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high             degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the             sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of             feeling; a man destitute of feeling.          4. Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the             capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a             right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly             feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility.                         A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.                         Tenderness for the feelings of others. --Macaulay.          5. That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental             emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect             similarly the spectator. --Fairholt.          Syn: Sensation; emotion; passion; sentiment; agitation;                opinion. See {Emotion}, {Passion}, {Sentiment}.
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Feeling \Feel"ing\, a.       1. Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved;             as, a feeling heart.          2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing,             sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his             wrongs.
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Feelingly \Feel"ing*ly\, adv.       In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically.
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Solution \So*lu"tion\ (s[osl]*l[umac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [OE.       solucion, OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr.       solvere, solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See {Solve}.]       1. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the             condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption;             breach.                         In all bodies there is an appetite of union and                      evitation of solution of continuity.   --Bacon.          2. The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the             disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult             question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in             mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation             or problem, or the result of the process.          3. The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution;             disintegration.                         It is unquestionably an enterprise of more promise                      to assail the nations in their hour of faintness and                      solution, than at a time when magnificent and                      seductive systems of worship were at their height of                      energy and splendor.                           --I. Taylor.          4. (Chem.Phys.) The act or process by which a body (whether             solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and,             remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the             solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption.          Note: When a solvent will not take in any more of a substance                the solution is said to be saturated. Solution is two                kinds; viz.: (a) {Mechanical solution}, in which no                marked chemical change takes place, and in which, in                the case of solids, the dissolved body can be regained                by evaporation, as in the solution of salt or sugar in                water. (b) {Chemical solution}, in which there is                involved a decided chemical change, as when limestone                or zinc undergoes solution in hydrochloric acid.                {Mechanical solution} is regarded as a form of                molecular or atomic attraction, and is probably                occasioned by the formation of certain very weak and                unstable compounds which are easily dissociated and                pass into new and similar compounds.          Note: This word is not used in chemistry or mineralogy for                fusion, or the melting of bodies by the heat of fire.          5. release; deliverance; discharge. [Obs.] --Barrow.          6. (Med.)             (a) The termination of a disease; resolution.             (b) A crisis.             (c) A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in                   which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble. --U.                   S. Disp.          {Fehling's solution} (Chem.), a standardized solution of             cupric hydrate in sodium potassium tartrate, used as a             means of determining the reducing power of certain sugars             and sirups by the amount of red cuprous oxide thrown down.                      {Heavy solution} (Min.), a liquid of high density, as a             solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide (called             the Sonstadt or Thoulet solution) having a maximum             specific gravity of 3.2, or of borotungstate of cadium             (Klein solution, specific gravity 3.6), and the like. Such             solutions are much used in determining the specific             gravities of minerals, and in separating them when             mechanically mixed as in a pulverized rock.          {Nessler's solution}. See {Nesslerize}.          {Solution of continuity}, the separation of connection, or of             connected substances or parts; -- applied, in surgery, to             a fracture, laceration, or the like. [bd]As in the natural             body a wound, or solution of continuity, is worse than a             corrupt humor, so in the spiritual.[b8] --Bacon.          {Standardized solution} (Chem.), a solution which is used as             a reagent, and is of a known and standard strength;             specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic             centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question             as the number representing its atomic weight; thus, a             normal solution of silver nitrate would contain 107.7 mgr.             of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter.
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Fell \Fell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Felling}.] [AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to       fall; akin to D. vellen, G. f[84]llen, Icel. fella, Sw.       f[84]lla, Dan. f[91]lde. See {Fall}, v. i.]       To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the       ground; to cut down.                   Stand, or I'll fell thee down.               --Shak.
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Fellinic \Fel*lin"ic\, a. [L. fel, fellis, gall.]       Of, relating to, or derived from, bile or gall; as, fellinic       acid.
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Fellness \Fell"ness\, n. [See {Fell} cruel.]       The quality or state of being fell or cruel; fierce       barbarity. --Spenser.
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Felony \Fel"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Felonies}. [OE. felonie cruelty, OF.       felonie, F. f[82]lonie treachery, malice. See {Felon}, n.]       1. (Feudal Law) An act on the part of the vassal which cost             him his fee by forfeiture. --Burrill.          2. (O.Eng.Law) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture             either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to             which capital or other punishment may be added, according             to the degree of guilt.          3. A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death             or imprisonment.          Note: Forfeiture for crime having been generally abolished in                the United States, the term felony, in American law,                has lost this point of distinction; and its meaning,                where not fixed by statute, is somewhat vague and                undefined; generally, however, it is used to denote an                offense of a high grade, punishable either capitally or                by a term of imprisonment. In Massachusetts, by                statute, any crime punishable by death or imprisonment                in the state prison, and no other, is a felony; so in                New York. the tendency now is to obliterate the                distinction between felonies and misdemeanors; and this                has been done partially in England, and completely in                some of the States of the Union. The distinction is                purely arbitrary, and its entire abolition is only a                question of time.          Note: There is no lawyer who would undertake to tell what a                felony is, otherwise than by enumerating the various                kinds of offenses which are so called. originally, the                word felony had a meaning: it denoted all offenses the                penalty of which included forfeiture of goods; but                subsequent acts of Parliament have declared various                offenses to be felonies, without enjoining that                penalty, and have taken away the penalty from others,                which continue, nevertheless, to be called felonies,                insomuch that the acts so called have now no property                whatever in common, save that of being unlawful and                purnishable. --J. S. Mill.
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Felonious \Fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.       Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious;       villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done       with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide.                   O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some                felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the                stars?                                                   --Milton.       -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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Felonious \Fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.       Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious;       villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done       with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide.                   O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some                felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the                stars?                                                   --Milton.       -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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Felonious \Fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.       Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious;       villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done       with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide.                   O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some                felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the                stars?                                                   --Milton.       -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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Felonous \Fel"o*nous\, a. [Cf. OF. feloneus. Cf. {Felonious}.]       Wicked; felonious. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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File \File\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Filing}.]       1. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers             in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to             place on file; to insert in its proper place in an             arranged body of papers.                         I would have my several courses and my dishes well                      filed.                                                --Beau. & Fl.          2. To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting             proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or             bill. --Burrill.          3. (Law) To put upon the files or among the records of a             court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception             in court.                         To file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place                      it in the official custody of the clerk. To file, on                      the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper                      the date of its reception, and retain it in his                      office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may                      concern.                                             --Burrill.
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Filing \Fil"ing\, n.       A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as,       iron filings.
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Filling \Fill"ing\, n.       1. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or             to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a             tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between             exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of             open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner             planks of a vessel, etc.          2. The woof in woven fabrics.          3. (Brewing) Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.          {Back filling}. (Arch.) See under {Back}, a.
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Fill \Fill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Filling}.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full;       akin to D. vullen, G. f[81]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan.       fylde, Goth. fulljan. See {Full}, a.]       1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or             contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be             received; to occupy the whole capacity of.                         The rain also filleth the pools.         --Ps. lxxxiv.                                                                               6.                         Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with                      water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John                                                                               ii. 7.          2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush             as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to             swarm in or overrun.                         And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and                      multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i.                                                                               22.                         The Syrians filled the country.         --1 Kings xx.                                                                               27.          3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.                         Whence should we have so much bread in the                      wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt.                                                                               xv. 33.                         Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.                                                                               --Bacon.          4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as             an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a             throne; the president fills the office of chief             magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.          5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a             vacancy. --A. Hamilton.          6. (Naut.)             (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled                   the sails.             (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the                   after side of the sails.          7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the             level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.          {To fill in}, to insert; as, he filled in the figures.          {To fill out}, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to             make complete; as, to fill out a bill.          {To fill up}, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or             entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. [bd]The bliss             that fills up all the mind.[b8] --Pope. [bd]And fill up             that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ.[b8]             --Col. i. 24.
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Flame \Flame\ (fl[amac]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF.       flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr.       flagrare to burn. See {Flagrant}, and cf. {Flamneau},       {Flamingo}.]       1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat;             darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.          2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;             glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.             [bd]In a flame of zeal severe.[b8] --Milton.                         Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.                                                                               --Pope.                         Smit with the love of sister arts we came, And met                      congenial, mingling flame with flame. --Pope.          3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. --Coleridge.          4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. --Thackeray.          Syn: Blaze; brightness; ardor. See {Blaze}.          {Flame bridge}, a bridge wall. See {Bridge}, n., 5.          {Flame color}, brilliant orange or yellow. --B. Jonson.          {Flame engine}, an early name for the gas engine.          {Flame manometer}, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to             obtain graphic representation of the action of the human             vocal organs. See {Manometer}.          {Flame reaction} (Chem.), a method of testing for the             presence of certain elements by the characteristic color             imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow,             potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green,             etc. Cf. {Spectrum analysis}, under {Spectrum}.          {Flame tree} (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as             the {Rhododendron arboreum} in India, and the             {Brachychiton acerifolium} of Australia.
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Internal-combustion engine \Internal-combustion engine\) in       which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion       is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a       gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam-engine       boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from       alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum),       etc. There are three main classes: (1) {gas engines} proper,       using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas;       (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the       typical {gasoline (petrol) engine}; (3) {oil engines}, using       either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a       comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of       these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the       charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded       either by a flame of gas (          {flame ignition} -- now little used), by a hot tube (          {tube ignition}) or the like, by an electric spark (          {electric ignition}, the usual method is gasoline engines, or             by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel engine. Gas             and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type.             Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles,             boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto             (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke cycle.             They are almost universally trunk engines and             single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the             frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a             water jacket (          {water-cooled}) or by air currents (          {air cooled}) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency             and to avoid excessive friction or seizing. Interne    \In*terne"\, n. [F.] (F. pron. [acr]N`t[acir]rn") (Med.)       A resident physician in a hospital; a house physician.
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Flame-colored \Flame"-col`ored\, a.       Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color.       --Shak.
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Flammeous \Flam"me*ous\, a. [L. flammeus from flamma flame.]       Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, flame. [Obs.]       --Sir T. Browne.
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Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. {Flanches}. [Prov. E., a projection,       OF. flanche flank. See {Flank}.]       1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment             of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.          Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is                considered one of the subordinaries.
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Flanched \Flanched\, a. (Her.)       Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those       bearings.
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Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. {Flanches}. [Prov. E., a projection,       OF. flanche flank. See {Flank}.]       1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment             of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.          Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is                considered one of the subordinaries.
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Flanconade \Flan`co*nade"\, n. [F.] (Fencing)       A thrust in the side.
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Flang \Flang\, n.       A miner's two-pointed pick.
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Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[acr]njd); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[acr]n"j[icr]ng).] (Mach.)       To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
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Flange \Flange\, v. i.       To be bent into a flange.
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Flange \Flange\ (fl[acr]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,       flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]       1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the             flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a             car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another             object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam             cylinder, etc. --Knight.          2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when             fastened to the pipe.          {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a             pipe.          {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the             connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are             bolted together. --Knight.          {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep             wheels, etc. from running off.          {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a             wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
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Flange \Flange\ (fl[acr]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,       flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]       1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the             flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a             car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another             object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam             cylinder, etc. --Knight.          2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when             fastened to the pipe.          {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a             pipe.          {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the             connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are             bolted together. --Knight.          {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep             wheels, etc. from running off.          {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a             wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
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Flange \Flange\ (fl[acr]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,       flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]       1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the             flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a             car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another             object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam             cylinder, etc. --Knight.          2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when             fastened to the pipe.          {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a             pipe.          {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the             connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are             bolted together. --Knight.          {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep             wheels, etc. from running off.          {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a             wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
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Flange \Flange\ (fl[acr]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,       flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]       1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the             flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a             car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another             object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam             cylinder, etc. --Knight.          2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when             fastened to the pipe.          {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a             pipe.          {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the             connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are             bolted together. --Knight.          {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep             wheels, etc. from running off.          {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a             wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
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Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[acr]njd); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[acr]n"j[icr]ng).] (Mach.)       To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
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Flanged \Flanged\ (fl[acr]njd), a.       Having a flange or flanges; as, a flanged wheel.
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Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[acr]njd); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[acr]n"j[icr]ng).] (Mach.)       To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
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Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
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Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanked}       (fl[acr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanking}.] [Cf. F.       flanquer. See {Flank}, n., and cf. {Flanker}, v. t.]       1. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.                         Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.          2. To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard             the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to             attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of.
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Flank \Flank\, v. i.       1. To border; to touch. --Bp. Butler.          2. To be posted on the side.
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Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
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Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanked}       (fl[acr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanking}.] [Cf. F.       flanquer. See {Flank}, n., and cf. {Flanker}, v. t.]       1. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.                         Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.          2. To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard             the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to             attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flanker \Flank"er\, n.       One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of       troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of       march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an       assailing body.                   They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge                their assailants.                                    --W. Irwing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flankered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flankering}.] [See {Flank}, v. t.]       1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.             Herbert.          2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flankered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flankering}.] [See {Flank}, v. t.]       1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.             Herbert.          2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flankered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flankering}.] [See {Flank}, v. t.]       1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.             Herbert.          2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanked}       (fl[acr][nsm]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanking}.] [Cf. F.       flanquer. See {Flank}, n., and cf. {Flanker}, v. t.]       1. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.                         Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.          2. To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard             the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to             attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flank \Flank\ (fl[acr][nsm]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L.       flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch},       {Flange}.]       1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,             between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.          2. (Mil.)             (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as                   of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme                   right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to                   attack him on the side.                               When to right and left the front                               Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.             (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the                   curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the                   flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a                   work defending another by a fire along the outside of                   its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.          3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.          4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that             lies within the pitch line.          {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or             body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or             rear.          {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up             on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,             light infantry, or riflemen.          {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue             exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire             from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.          {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing             formed at a projecting angle with the line.          {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on             the left, of a company, battalion, etc.          {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an             enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on             the flank.          {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of             one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or             to take up a new position.          {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national             boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against             hostile incursion.          {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the             column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to             secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of             the enemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flaw \Flaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flawing}.]       1. To crack; to make flaws in.                         The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.]                         France hath flawed the league.            --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flay \Flay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flaying}.] [OE. flean, flan, AS. fle[a0]n; akin to D. vlaen,       Icel. fl[be], Sw. fl[86], Dan. flaae, cf. Lith. ples[?] to       tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst tear; perh. akin to E. flag to       flat stone, flaw.]       To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an       ox; to flay the green earth.                   With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage. --Shak.
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Flee \Flee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fleeing}.] [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fle[a2]n (imperf.       fle[a0]h); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G.       fliehen, Icel. fl[?]ja (imperf. fl[?][?]i), Dan. flye, Sw.       fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. pliuhan. ([?]) 84. Cf. {Flight}.]       To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed       or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This       is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.                   [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.                                                                               --Shak.                   Flee fornication.                                    --1 Cor. vi.                                                                               18.                   So fled his enemies my warlike father.   --Shak.          Note: When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use                fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost                speed. [bd]Whither shall I fly to 'scape their                hands?[b8] --Shak. See {Fly}, v. i., 5.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis       origin.]       1. A native or one of the people of Germany.          2. The German language.          3.             (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding                   in capriciosly involved figures.             (b) A social party at which the german is danced.          {High German}, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern             Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th             to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the             15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of             Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.             The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern             literary language, are often called Middle German, and the             Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is             also used to cover both groups.          {Low German}, the language of Northern Germany and the             Netherlands, -- including {Friesic}; {Anglo-Saxon} or             {Saxon}; {Old Saxon}; {Dutch} or {Low Dutch}, with its             dialect, {Flemish}; and {Plattdeutsch} (called also {Low             German}), spoken in many dialects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.       Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language       or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the       people of Flanders.          {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.             [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few             kinds which have a red color on one side.          {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.          {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.          {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the             center and the turns lying against, without riding over,             each other.          {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by             dividing the strands and lying them over each other.          {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of             a yard.
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Flench \Flench\, v. t.       Same as {Flence}.
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Flense \Flense\, v. t. [Cf. Dan. flense, D. vlensen, vlenzen,       Scot. flinch.]       To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal,       etc.                   the flensed carcass of a fur seal.         --U. S. Census                                                                               (1880).
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Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.]       [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf.       {Limsy}.]       Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or       solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without       reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse,       objection.                   Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.   --Pope.                   All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.                                                                               --Sheridan.          Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
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Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.]       [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf.       {Limsy}.]       Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or       solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without       reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse,       objection.                   Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.   --Pope.                   All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.                                                                               --Sheridan.          Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
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Flimsily \Flim"si*ly\, adv.       In a flimsy manner.
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Flimsiness \Flim"si*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being flimsy.
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Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.]       [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf.       {Limsy}.]       Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or       solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without       reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse,       objection.                   Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.   --Pope.                   All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.                                                                               --Sheridan.          Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
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Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n.       1. Thin or transfer paper.          2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]
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Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.       fl[82]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by       E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.]       1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain             or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs             of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one             of the parties flinched from the combat.                         A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be                      accustomed to bear very rough usage without                      flinching or complaining.                  --Locke.          2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when             attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flinch \Flinch\, n.       The act of flinching.
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Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.       fl[82]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by       E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.]       1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain             or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs             of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one             of the parties flinched from the combat.                         A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be                      accustomed to bear very rough usage without                      flinching or complaining.                  --Locke.          2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when             attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flincher \Flinch"er\, n.       One who flinches or fails.
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Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.       fl[82]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by       E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.]       1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain             or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs             of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one             of the parties flinched from the combat.                         A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be                      accustomed to bear very rough usage without                      flinching or complaining.                  --Locke.          2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when             attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flinchingly \Flinch"ing*ly\, adv.       In a flinching manner.
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Fling \Fling\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel.       flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw.       fl[84]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]       1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart;             to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to             fing a stone into the pond.                         'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings,                      Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.                                                                               --Dryden.                         He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden.                         I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the                      appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes                      fire.                                                --Addison.          2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.                         The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton.                         Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope.          3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate;             hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in             litigation.                         His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him.                                                                               --Walpole.
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Fling \Fling\, v. i.       1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to             kick and fling.          2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer;             as, the scold began to flout and fling.          3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush             or spring with violence or haste.                         And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton.                         I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after                      battle, flings to sheath.                  --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.          {To fling out}, to become ugly and intractable; to utter             sneers and insinuations.
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Fling \Fling\, n.       1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick;             as, the fling of a horse.          2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of             sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.                         I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house                      and king.                                          --Swift.          3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.          4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.]                         England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick                      and the gray goose wing.                     --Old Proverb.          {To have one's fling}, to enjoy one's self to the full; to             have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. [bd]When I             was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of             pleasure.[b8] --D. Jerrold.
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Flingdust \Fling"dust`\, n.       One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner.       [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Flinger \Fling"er\, n.       One who flings; one who jeers.
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Fling \Fling\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel.       flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw.       fl[84]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]       1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart;             to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to             fing a stone into the pond.                         'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings,                      Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.                                                                               --Dryden.                         He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden.                         I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the                      appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes                      fire.                                                --Addison.          2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.                         The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton.                         Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope.          3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate;             hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in             litigation.                         His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him.                                                                               --Walpole.
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Flong \Flong\, n. [Of the same origin as flawn, flan, a metal       disk.] (Stereotyping)       A compressed mass of paper sheets, forming a matrix or mold       for stereotype plates.
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Flong \Flong\ (? [or] ?), obs.       imp. & p. p. of {Fling}.
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Flounce \Flounce\, v. t.       To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a       petticoat or a frock.
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Flounce \Flounce\, n.       The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.
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Flounce \Flounce\, n. [Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or       hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr.       rounce.]       An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress,       consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge       around the skirt, and left hanging.
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Flounce \Flounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.]       To 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, often as in displeasure.                   To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and                bruise us.                                             --Barrow.                   With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising                sirge, and flounces in the waves.            --Addison.
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Flounce \Flounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.]       To 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, often as in displeasure.                   To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and                bruise us.                                             --Barrow.                   With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising                sirge, and flounces in the waves.            --Addison.
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Flounce \Flounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.]       To 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, often as in displeasure.                   To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and                bruise us.                                             --Barrow.                   With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising                sirge, and flounces in the waves.            --Addison.
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Flow \Flow\, n.       1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of             water; a flow of blood.          2. A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of             words.          3. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought,             diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady             movement of a river; a stream.                         The feast of reason and the flow of soul. --Pope.          4. The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the             shore. See {Ebb and flow}, under {Ebb}.          5. A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also {flow             moss} and {flow bog}. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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Flow \Flow\ (fl[omac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowed}       (fl[omac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowing}.] [AS. fl[d3]wan; akin       to D. vloeijen, OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl[d3]a to deluge,       Gr. plw`ein to float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float,       fleet. [fb]80. Cf. {Flood}.]       1. To move 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; tears flow from the eyes.          2. To become liquid; to melt.                         The mountains flowed down at thy presence. --Is.                                                                               lxiv. 3.          3. To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry             and economy.                         Those thousand decencies that daily flow From all                      her words and actions.                        --Milton.          4. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties;             as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly             to the ear; to be uttered easily.                         Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to             run or flow over; to be copious.                         In that day . . . the hills shall flow with milk.                                                                               --Joel iii.                                                                               18.                         The exhilaration of a night that needed not the                      influence of the flowing bowl.            --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          6. To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing             locks.                         The imperial purple flowing in his train. --A.                                                                               Hamilton.          7. To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide             flows twice in twenty-four hours.                         The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between.                                                                               --Shak.          8. To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.
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Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.       That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);       gliding along smoothly; copious.          {Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant             by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or             cells. --Knight.          {Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be             drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.          {Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened             to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.
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Flowing \Flow"ing\,       a. & n. from {Flow}, v. i. & t.
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Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.       That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);       gliding along smoothly; copious.          {Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant             by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or             cells. --Knight.          {Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be             drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.          {Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened             to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.
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Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.       That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);       gliding along smoothly; copious.          {Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant             by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or             cells. --Knight.          {Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be             drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.          {Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened             to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.
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Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.       That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);       gliding along smoothly; copious.          {Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant             by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or             cells. --Knight.          {Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be             drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.          {Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened             to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.
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Flowingly \Flow"ing*ly\, adv.       In a flowing manner.
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Flowingness \Flow"ing*ness\, n.       Flowing tendency or quality; fluency. [R.] --W. Nichols.
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Fluence \Flu"ence\, n.       Fluency. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Fluency \Flu"en*cy\, n. [L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See       {Fluent}.]       The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of       utterance; volubility.                   The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Flung \Flung\,       imp. & p. p. of {Fling}.
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Fling \Fling\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel.       flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw.       fl[84]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]       1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart;             to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to             fing a stone into the pond.                         'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings,                      Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.                                                                               --Dryden.                         He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden.                         I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the                      appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes                      fire.                                                --Addison.          2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.                         The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton.                         Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope.          3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate;             hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in             litigation.                         His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him.                                                                               --Walpole.
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Flunk \Flunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flunking}.] [Cf. {Funk}.]       To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking,       through fear.
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Flunk \Flunk\, v. t.       To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Flunk \Flunk\, n.       A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant), a       total failure in a recitation. [U.S.]
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Flunk \Flunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flunking}.] [Cf. {Funk}.]       To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking,       through fear.
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Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl. {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr. or akin to       flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.]       1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.          2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.          3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and             unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
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Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl. {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr. or akin to       flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.]       1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.          2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.          3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and             unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flunk \Flunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Flunking}.] [Cf. {Funk}.]       To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking,       through fear.
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Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl. {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr. or akin to       flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.]       1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.          2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.          3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and             unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
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Flunkydom \Flun"ky*dom\, n.       The place or region of flunkies. --C. Kingsley.
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3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]                         A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.          5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for             hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]          6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,             the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end.          7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the             wind blows.          8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are             marked; the compass card. --Totten.          9. (Mech.)             (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a                   fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of                   machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the                   striking part of a clock.             (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends                   on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the                   motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the                   power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,                   is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining                   press. See {Fly wheel} (below).          10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which             holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is             penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.          11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a             spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.          12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or             jerk. --Knight.          13.             (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from                   the press.             (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power                   to a power printing press for doing the same work.          14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn             over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof             of the tent at no other place.          15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.          16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,             overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.          17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable             distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a             ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.          {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under             {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom             ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in             sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}             (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the             working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used             in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing             Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by             the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for             anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,             formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a             reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the             driving power being applied by the hand through a cord             winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it             rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the             act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial             flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing             flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the             speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes             revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant             of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem             and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.             Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an             artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the             beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --       {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.          {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.          {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger             nut.          {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose             flowers resemble flies.          {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that             feed upon or are entangled by it.          {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.          {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,             operated by hand and having a heavy fly.          {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged             leaf of a table.          {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.          {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.          {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla             nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male             is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.          {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to             equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by             its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to             accumulate or give out energy for a variable or             intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.          {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a             batted ball caught before touching the ground.
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3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]                         A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.                                                                               Jonson.          4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.          5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for             hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]          6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,             the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end.          7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the             wind blows.          8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are             marked; the compass card. --Totten.          9. (Mech.)             (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a                   fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of                   machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the                   striking part of a clock.             (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends                   on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the                   motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the                   power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,                   is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining                   press. See {Fly wheel} (below).          10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which             holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is             penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.          11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a             spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.          12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or             jerk. --Knight.          13.             (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from                   the press.             (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power                   to a power printing press for doing the same work.          14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn             over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof             of the tent at no other place.          15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.          16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,             overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.          17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable             distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a             ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.          {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under             {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom             ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in             sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}             (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the             working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used             in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing             Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by             the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for             anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,             formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a             reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the             driving power being applied by the hand through a cord             winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it             rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the             act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial             flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing             flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the             speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes             revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant             of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem             and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.             Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an             artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the             beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --       {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.          {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.          {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger             nut.          {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose             flowers resemble flies.          {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that             feed upon or are entangled by it.          {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.          {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,             operated by hand and having a heavy fly.          {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged             leaf of a table.          {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.          {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.          {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla             nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male             is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.          {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to             equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by             its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to             accumulate or give out energy for a variable or             intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.          {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a             batted ball caught before touching the ground.
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Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[umac]); p. p.       {Flown} (fl[omac]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen,       fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle[a2]gan; akin to D. vliegen,       OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[umac]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan.       flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about,       and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf.       {Fledge}, {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.]       1. To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.          2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass             or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.          3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.                         Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.                                                                               --Job v. 7.          4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate             rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;             rumor flies.                         Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.                                                                               --Milton.                         The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.                                                                               --Bryant.          5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an             enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}.                         Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.   --Milton.                         Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.          6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly             or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door             flies open; a bomb flies apart.          {To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;             -- said of the wind.          {To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]          {To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack             suddenly.          {To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at             defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct             opposition to; to resist.          {To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to             revolt.          {To fly on}, to attack.          {To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence.          {To fly out}.             (a) To rush out.             (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.          {To let fly}.             (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. [bd]A                   man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.[b8]                   --Addison.             (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let                   fly the sheets.
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Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.]       Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or       rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Flying boat \Flying boat\       A compact form of hydro-a[89]roplane having one central body,       or hull.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Buttress \But"tress\, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter       to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez)       buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.]       1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting             the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.          Note: When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a                wall, it is a pier.          2. Anything which supports or strengthens. [bd]The ground             pillar and buttress of the good old cause of             nonconformity.[b8] --South.          {Flying buttress}. See {Flying buttress}.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Camp \Camp\, n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field;       akin to Gr. [?] garden. Cf. {Campaing}, {Champ}, n.]       1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected             for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shzk.          2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly             arranged in an orderly manner.                         Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W.                                                                               Irving.          3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.          4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers,             of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.                         The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.                                                                               --Macaulay.          5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other             vegetables are stored for protection against frost; --             called also {burrow} and {pie}. [Prov. Eng.]          6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See {champion}.] An             ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.             --Halliwell.          {Camp bedstead}, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto             a small space for easy transportation.          {camp ceiling} (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics             or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at             the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the             plane surface of the upper ceiling.          {Camp chair}, a light chair that can be folded up compactly             for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made             of strips or pieces of carpet.          {Camp fever}, typhus fever.          {Camp follower}, a civilian accompanying an army, as a             sutler, servant, etc.          {Camp meeting}, a religious gathering for open-air preaching,             held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It             usually last for several days, during which those present             lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.          {Camp stool}, the same as {camp chair}, except that the stool             has no back.          {Flying camp} (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for             rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow.          {To pitch (a) camp}, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.                      {To strike camp}, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flying fish \Fly"ing fish`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a       considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral       fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus       {Exoc[d2]tus}, and are found in the warmer parts of all the       oceans.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kite \Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[?]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily             {Milvin[91]}, of which many species are known. They have             long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked             tail.          Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {M.                govinda}; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is                {Haliastur Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the                {Nauclerus furcatus}.          2. Fig. : One who is rapacious.                         Detested kite, thou liest.                  --Shak.          3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper             or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.          4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.          5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis             of symmetry. --Henrici.          6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to             sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in             bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of             goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]          7. (Zo[94]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ]          {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}.          {Kite falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon of the genus             {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Colugo \[d8]Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar East Indian mammal ({Galleopithecus volans}),       having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a       parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make       long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also {flying       lemur}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Colugo \[d8]Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar East Indian mammal ({Galleopithecus volans}),       having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a       parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make       long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also {flying       lemur}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob.       fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so       called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon,       {Dragoon}.]       1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a             monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head             and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and             ferocious.                         The dragons which appear in early paintings and                      sculptures are invariably representations of a                      winged crocodile.                              --Fairholt.          Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great                monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some                kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents                of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied                metaphorically to Satan.                            Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the                         waters.                                          -- Ps. lxxiv.                                                                               13.                            Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the                         young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample                         under feet.                                    -- Ps. xci.                                                                               13.                            He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,                         which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a                         thousand years.                              --Rev. xx. 2.          2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.          3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere             figured as a dragon; Draco.          4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move             through the air as a winged serpent.          5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached             to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of             a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.          6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of             several species, found in the East Indies and Southern             Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are             prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of             wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps             from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.          7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon.          8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a             charge in a coat of arms.          Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in                the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic                of, a dragon.          {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of             {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and             spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).          {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family             {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and             strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous             eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.             Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous.          {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma             Dracontium}); green dragon.          {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the             fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C.             Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A             substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation             from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a             tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is             red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for             coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar             Gr[91]corum}.          {Dragon's head}.             (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus                   {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely                   allied to the common catnip.             (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,                   chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation                   from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one                   node to the other seems, according to the fancy of                   some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose                   belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the                   intersections representing the head and tail; -- from                   which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.                   Brit.          {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet.          {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat             resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners             and quarrymen. --Stormonth.          {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,             indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above).                      {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A.             dracunculus}).          {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree             ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called             dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}.          {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the             earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do             good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640).          {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. (Naut.)             (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to                   prevent a running eye from slipping.             (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.          3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.          4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]          5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.          {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},             {Flying}, etc.          {Mouse bird} (Zo[94]l.), a coly.          {Mouse deer} (Zo[94]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.          {Mouse galago} (Zo[94]l.), a very small West American galago             ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a             mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.          {Mouse hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A hawk that devours mice.             (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.          {Mouse lemur} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very             small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in             Madagascar.          {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part             next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;             -- called also {mouse buttock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proa \Pro"a\, n. [Malay pr[be][?], pr[be]h[?].] (Naut.)       A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago,       having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an       ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and       narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log       attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It       has been called the {flying proa}, and is the swiftest       sailing craft known.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Squadron \Squad"ron\, n. [F. escadron, formerly also esquadron,       or It. squadrone. See {Squad}.]       1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a             body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.]                         Those half-rounding quards Just met, and, closing,                      stood in squadron joined.                  --Milton.          2. (Mil.) A body of cavarly comparising two companies or             troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two             hundred men.          3. (Naut.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular             service or station, under the command of the senior             officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. --Totten.          {Flying squadron}, a squadron of observation or practice,             that cruises rapidly about from place to place. --Ham.                                                                               Nav. Encyc.
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Squid \Squid\, n. [Cf. {Squirt}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed             cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin             on each side; especially, any species of {Loligo},             {Ommastrephes}, and related genera. See {Calamary},             {Decacerata}, {Dibranchiata}.          Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic                coast of North America, and are used in large                quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The                most abundant of the American squids are the northern                squid ({Ommastrephes illecebrosus}), ranging from                Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern                squid ({Loligo Pealii}), ranging from Virginia to                Massachusetts.          2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other             substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.          {Flying squid}, {Giant squid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Flying},             and {Giant}.          {Squid hound} (Zo[94]l.), the striped bass.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
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Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo[94]l.)       One of a group of squirrels, of the genera {Pteromus} and       {Sciuropterus}, having parachute-like folds of skin extending       from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make       very long leaps.          Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,                and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of                Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit                the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The                American species {(Sciuropterus volucella)} is also                called Assapan. The Australian flying squrrels, or                flying phalangers, are marsupials. See {Flying                phalanger} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo[94]l.)       One of a group of squirrels, of the genera {Pteromus} and       {Sciuropterus}, having parachute-like folds of skin extending       from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make       very long leaps.          Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,                and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of                Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit                the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The                American species {(Sciuropterus volucella)} is also                called Assapan. The Australian flying squrrels, or                flying phalangers, are marsupials. See {Flying                phalanger} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo[94]l.)       One of a group of squirrels, of the genera {Pteromus} and       {Sciuropterus}, having parachute-like folds of skin extending       from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make       very long leaps.          Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,                and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of                Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit                the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The                American species {(Sciuropterus volucella)} is also                called Assapan. The Australian flying squrrels, or                flying phalangers, are marsupials. See {Flying                phalanger} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in             motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy             in continual alarm. --Farrow.          {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid             evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to             spring upon the guns and caissons when they change             position.          {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and             {Camp}.          {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the             thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by             ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of             masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid             pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The             word is generally applied only to the straight bar with             supporting arch.          {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:          {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to             succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.          {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo.          {Flying dragon}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6.       (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.          {Flying Dutchman}.       (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail             the seas till the day of judgment.       (b) A spectral ship.          {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo.          {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the             genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed             feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make             very long leaps.          {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the             genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large             pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying             fish, but not for so great a distance.          Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is                {Cephalacanthus volitans}.          {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing             jib, on the flying-jib boom.          {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.          {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine             weather.          {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}.          {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over             the course of a projected road, canal, etc.          {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.          {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form             of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum             mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia.          Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying                squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers             detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger}             (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of             the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New             Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying             squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the             ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also             {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar             squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. --       {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when             the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of             simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in             juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a             shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --       {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. --       {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,             [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf             Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such             force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --       {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race             in which the signal is given while the vessels are under             way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long             staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foal \Foal\, v.t. [imp. & p. p. {Foaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Foaling}.]       To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. [Cf. F. foul[82]es. See 1st {Foil}.]       (Hunting)       The track of game (as deer) in the grass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foiled} (foild); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Foiling}.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under       one's feet, to press, oppress. See {Full}, v. t.]       1. To tread under foot; to trample.                         King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to                      be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless.                         Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle, In                      filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to             baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.                         And by [?] mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden.                         Her long locks that foil the painter's power.                                                                               --Byron.          3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in             chase. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. (Arch.)       A foil. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Folium \Fo"li*um\, n.; pl. E. {Foliums}, L. {Folia}. [L., a       leaf.]       1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.          2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two             infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The             curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence             the name. Its equation is x^{3} + y^{3} = axy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Following \Fol"low*ing\, n.       1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.             --Macaulay.          2. Vocation; business; profession.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Following \Fol"low*ing\, a.       1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held             on the following day.          2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction             from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of             the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following             or south following. In the direction toward which stars             appear to move is called preceding.          Note: The four principal directions in the field of a                telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian,       fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[?]n, G. folgen,       Icel. fylgja, Sw. f[94]lja, Dan. f[94]lge, and perh. to E.       folk.]       1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or             direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to             accompany; to attend.                         It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak.          2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to             pursue; to prosecute.                         I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they                      shall follow them.                              --Ex. xiv. 17.          3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey;             to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow             good advice.                         Approve the best, and follow what I approve.                                                                               --Milton.                         Follow peace with all men.                  --Heb. xii.                                                                               14.                         It is most agreeable to some men to follow their                      reason; and to others to follow their appetites.                                                                               --J. Edwards.          4. To copy after; to take as an example.                         We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we                      like not, than in defects resemble them whom we                      love.                                                --Hooker.          5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.          6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference             from a premise.          7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed             upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in             progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to             keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or             force of, as of a course of thought or argument.                         He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.                                                                               --Dryden.          8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely,             as a profession or calling.                         O, had I but followed the arts!         --Shak.                         O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak.          {Follow board} (Founding), a board on which the pattern and             the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.             --Knight.          {To follow the hounds}, to hunt with dogs.          {To follow suit} (Card Playing), to play a card of the same             suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow             an example set.          {To follow up}, to pursue indefatigably.          Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany;                succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.          Usage: - To {Follow}, {Pursue}. To follow (v.t.) denotes                   simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with                   earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite                   object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person                   follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a                   journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who                   has escaped from prison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Following edge \Following edge\ (A[89]ronautics)       See {Advancing-edge}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Following surface \Following surface\ (A[89]ronautics)       See {Advancing-surface}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fool \Fool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fooling}.]       To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle       sport or mirth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchor \An"chor\ ([acr][nsm]"k[etil]r), n. [OE. anker, AS.       ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr.       'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.]       1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable             (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays             hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the             ship in a particular station.          Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a                shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a                stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the                other end the crown, from which branch out two or more                arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable                angle to enter the ground.          Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet                anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called                also {waist anchor}. Now the bower and the sheet anchor                are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the                small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).                The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower                anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used                in warping.          2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that             of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a             dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,             or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to             hold the core of a mold in place.          3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on             which we place dependence for safety.                         Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.                                                                               vi. 19.          4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.          5. (Arch.)             (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building                   together.             (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or                   arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain                   moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor                   (called also {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-tongue})                   ornament.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain             sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain             Holothurians, as in species of {Synapta}.          {Anchor ice}. See under {Ice}.          {Anchor ring}. (Math.) Same as {Annulus}, 2 (b).          {Anchor stock} (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank             at right angles to the arms.          {The anchor comes home}, when it drags over the bottom as the             ship drifts.          {Foul anchor}, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled             with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when             the slack cable entangled.          {The anchor is acockbill}, when it is suspended             perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.          {The anchor is apeak}, when the cable is drawn in do tight as             to bring to ship directly over it.          {The anchor is atrip}, or {aweigh}, when it is lifted out of             the ground.          {The anchor is awash}, when it is hove up to the surface of             the water.          {At anchor}, anchored.          {To back an anchor}, to increase the holding power by laying             down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,             with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to             prevent its coming home.          {To cast anchor}, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship             at rest.          {To cat the anchor}, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and             pass the ring-stopper.          {To fish the anchor}, to hoist the flukes to their resting             place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank             painter.          {To weigh anchor}, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail             away.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Foul anchor}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.          {Foul ball} (Baseball), a ball that first strikes the ground             outside of the foul ball lines, or rolls outside of             certain limits.          {Foul ball lines} (Baseball), lines from the home base,             through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the             field.          {Foul berth} (Naut.), a berth in which a ship is in danger of             fouling another vesel.          {Foul bill}, [or] {Foul bill of health}, a certificate, duly             authenticated, that a ship has come from a place where a             contagious disorder prevails, or that some of the crew are             infected.          {Foul copy}, a rough draught, with erasures and corrections;             -- opposed to fair or clean copy. [bd]Some writers boast             of negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their             foul copies.[b8] --Cowper.          {Foul proof}, an uncorrected proof; a proof containing an             excessive quantity of errors.          {Foul strike} (Baseball), a strike by the batsman when any             part of his person is outside of the lines of his             position.          {To fall foul}, to fall out; to quarrel. [Obs.] [bd]If they             be any ways offended, they fall foul.[b8] --Burton.          {To} {fall, [or] run}, {foul of}. See under {Fall}.          {To make foul water}, to sail in such shallow water that the             ship's keel stirs the mud at the bottom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foul \Foul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fouled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fouling}.]       1. To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as,             to foul the face or hands with mire.          2. (Mil.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in             the process of firing.          3. To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its             sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.          4. To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or             cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as,             one boat fouled the other in a race.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foulness \Foul"ness\, n. [AS. f[?]lnes.]       The quality or condition of being foul.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fowl \Fowl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fowling}.]       To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting,       or by decoys, nets, etc.                   Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.                                                                               --Blackstone.          {Fowling piece}, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for             the use of small shot in killing birds or small             quadrupeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fowl \Fowl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fowling}.]       To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting,       or by decoys, nets, etc.                   Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.                                                                               --Blackstone.          {Fowling piece}, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for             the use of small shot in killing birds or small             quadrupeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Full \Full\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fulling}.] [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL.       fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. [?]       shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to       baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. {Defile} to foul, {Foil} to       frustrate, {Fuller}. n. ]       To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to       mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a       mill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fulling \Full"ing\, n.       The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by       moisture, heat, and pressure.          {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of             pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise             from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and             fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fulling \Full"ing\, n.       The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by       moisture, heat, and pressure.          {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of             pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise             from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and             fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fullness \Full"ness\, n.       The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance;       completeness. [Written also {fulness}.]                   [bd]In thy presence is fullness of joy.[b8] --Ps. xvi.                                                                               11.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fullonical \Ful*lon"i*cal\, a. [L. fullonicus, from fullo a       cloth fuller.]       Pertaining to a fuller of cloth. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Full-winged \Full"-winged`\, a.       1. Having large and strong or complete wings. --Shak.          2. Beady for flight; eager. [Archaic] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fulmiaic \Ful*mia"ic\, a. [Cf. F. fulminique.]       Pertaining to fulmination; detonating; specifically (Chem.),       pertaining to, derived from, or denoting, an acid, so called;       as, fulminic acid.          {Fulminic acid} (Chem.), a complex acid, {H2C2N2O2}, isomeric             with cyanic and cyanuric acids, and not known in the free             state, but forming a large class of highly explosive             salts, the fulminates. Of these, mercuric fulminate, the             most common, is used, mixed with niter, to fill percussion             caps, charge cartridges, etc. -- Fulminic acid is made by             the action of nitric acid on alcohol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fullness \Full"ness\, n.       The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance;       completeness. [Written also {fulness}.]                   [bd]In thy presence is fullness of joy.[b8] --Ps. xvi.                                                                               11.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Falling Rock, WV       Zip code(s): 25079
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Falling Spring, WV (town, FIPS 26692)       Location: 37.99200 N, 80.35729 W       Population (1990): 191 (108 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Falling Waters, WV       Zip code(s): 25419
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fallon County, MT (county, FIPS 25)       Location: 46.35361 N, 104.41101 W       Population (1990): 3103 (1525 housing units)       Area: 4196.8 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fallon Station, NV (CDP, FIPS 24500)       Location: 39.41856 N, 118.72014 W       Population (1990): 1092 (300 housing units)       Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flanagan, IL (village, FIPS 26311)       Location: 40.87733 N, 88.86056 W       Population (1990): 987 (403 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61740
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flensburg, MN (city, FIPS 21266)       Location: 45.94768 N, 94.53008 W       Population (1990): 213 (90 housing units)       Area: 18.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56328
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flowing Wells, AZ (CDP, FIPS 23960)       Location: 32.29381 N, 111.00916 W       Population (1990): 14013 (6657 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flying Hills, PA (CDP, FIPS 26397)       Location: 40.27667 N, 75.91452 W       Population (1990): 1526 (872 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Follansbee, WV (city, FIPS 28204)       Location: 40.33720 N, 80.59718 W       Population (1990): 3339 (1489 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 26037
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
flamage /flay'm*j/ n.   [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp.    high-noise, low-signal postings to {Usenet} or other electronic    {fora}.   Often in the phrase `the usual flamage'.   `Flaming' is the    act itself; `flamage' the content; a `flame' is a single flaming    message.   See {flame}, also {dahmum}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FileMaker          A {database} application developed by {Claris}.   It       is currently the leading database application for the       {Macintosh} and is the second most popular standalone package       for {Windows}.          (1998-02-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FileMaker, Inc.          The company that distributes the {FileMaker}       {database}.   FileMaker, Inc. was previously known as {Claris}       and was renamed after a restructuring in January 1998.          {Home (http://www.filemaker.com/)}.          (1998-02-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
filing system          {file system}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
flamage          {flame}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Fleng          A parallel logic language.          ["Massively Parallel Implementation of Flat GHC on the       Connection Machine", M. Nilsson, Proc Intl Conf on 5th Gen       Comp Sys, 1988, pp.1031-1040].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Flynn's taxonomy          A classification of computer architectures       based on the number of streams of instructions and data:          {Single instruction/single data} stream (SISD) - a sequential       computer.          Multiple instruction/single data stream (MISD) - unusual.          {Single instruction/multiple data} streams (SIMD) - e.g. an       {array processor}.          {Multiple instruction/multiple data} streams (MIMD) - multiple       autonomous processors simultaneously executing different       instructions on different data.          [Flynn, M. J., "Some Computer Organizations and Their       Effectiveness", IEEE Transactions on Computing C-21, No. 9,       Sep 1972, pp 948-960].          ["A Survey of Parallel Computer Architectures", Duncan, Ralph,       IEEE Computer, Feb 1990, pp 5-16].          (2003-05-29)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fulness       (1.) Of time (Gal. 4:4), the time appointed by God, and foretold       by the prophets, when Messiah should appear. (2.) Of Christ       (John 1:16), the superabundance of grace with which he was       filled. (3.) Of the Godhead bodily dwelling in Christ (Col.       2:9), i.e., the whole nature and attributes of God are in       Christ. (4.) Eph. 1:23, the church as the fulness of Christ,       i.e., the church makes Christ a complete and perfect head.