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   fellow worker
         n 1: an associate that one works with [syn: {colleague}, {co-
               worker}, {fellow worker}, {workfellow}]

English Dictionary: flourishing	by the DICT Development Group
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filariasis n a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels
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flare star n a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes
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floor cover n a covering for a floor [syn: floor cover, {floor covering}]
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floor covering n a covering for a floor [syn: floor cover, {floor covering}]
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floor joist n joist that supports a floor
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floor show n a series of acts at a night club [syn: cabaret, floorshow, floor show]
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floor wax n a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors
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floorshow n a series of acts at a night club [syn: cabaret, floorshow, floor show]
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florescence n the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Synonym(s): blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
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florest's cineraria n herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue Synonym(s): florest's cineraria, Pericallis hybrida
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floricultural adj of or relating to or involving floriculture
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floriculture n the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: {flower gardening}, floriculture]
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florist n someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet" a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold Synonym(s): florist, florist shop, flower store
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florist shop n a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn: florist, florist shop, flower store]
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florist's chrysanthemum n of China [syn: florist's chrysanthemum, {florists' chrysanthemum}, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium]
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florist's gloxinia n South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers Synonym(s): florist's gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, Gloxinia spesiosa
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florist's willow n much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves Synonym(s): goat willow, florist's willow, pussy willow, Salix caprea
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florists' chrysanthemum n of China [syn: florist's chrysanthemum, {florists' chrysanthemum}, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium]
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flour corn n corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: soft corn, flour corn, squaw corn, Zea mays amylacea]
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flourish n a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish" an ornamental embellishment in writing a display of ornamental speech or language the act of waving Synonym(s): flourish, brandish (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" Synonym(s): flourish, fanfare, tucket v grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" Synonym(s): boom, thrive, flourish, expand make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving" Synonym(s): thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" Synonym(s): brandish, flourish, wave
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flourishing adj very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Synonym(s): booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
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flower chain n flowers strung together in a chain
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flower child n someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle Synonym(s): hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child
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flower cluster n an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers
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flower garden n a garden featuring flowering plants
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flower gardening n the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: {flower gardening}, floriculture]
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flower girl n a woman who sells flowers in the street a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
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flower stalk n erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip Synonym(s): scape, flower stalk
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flower store n a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn: florist, florist shop, flower store]
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flower-cup fern n slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori Synonym(s): Alpine woodsia, northern woodsia, flower-cup fern, Woodsia alpina
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flowers of zinc n oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment Synonym(s): zinc oxide, flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool
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flowers-of-an-hour n annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Synonym(s): flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum
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fluoresce v exhibit or undergo fluorescence
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fluorescein n a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) Synonym(s): fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein
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fluorescein isocyanate n a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence Synonym(s): fluorescein isothiocyanate, fluorescein isocyanate
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fluorescein isothiocyanate n a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence Synonym(s): fluorescein isothiocyanate, fluorescein isocyanate
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fluoresceine n a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) Synonym(s): fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein
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fluorescence n light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
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fluorescence microscopy n light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes
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fluorescent adj emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors" n a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp [syn: fluorescent, fluorescent fixture]
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fluorescent dye n a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) Synonym(s): fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein
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fluorescent fixture n a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp [syn: fluorescent, fluorescent fixture]
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fluorescent lamp n lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material
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fluorocarbon n a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
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fluorocarbon plastic n a plastic made with fluorocarbon
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fluorochrome n any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens
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fluoroscope n an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation Synonym(s): fluoroscope, roentgenoscope
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fluoroscopy n examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
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fluorosis n a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
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fluorspar n a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine Synonym(s): fluorite, fluorspar, fluor
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flurazepam n tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia Synonym(s): flurazepam, flurazepam hydrochloride, Dalmane
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flurazepam hydrochloride n tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia Synonym(s): flurazepam, flurazepam hydrochloride, Dalmane
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fly orchid n any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks European orchid whose flowers resemble flies Synonym(s): fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys muscifera
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followers n a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: following, followers]
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Followers of the Phrophet n a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks Synonym(s): al Sunna Wal Jamma, Followers of the Phrophet
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fuel-air explosive n a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below Synonym(s): fuel-air explosive, FAE
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fuller's earth n an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
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fuller's teasel n similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fahlerz \Fahl"erz\, Fahlband \Fahl"band\, n. [G. fahlerz; fahl dun-colored, fallow + erz ore.] (Min.) Same as {Tetrahedrite}.
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Fill \Fill\, n. [See {Thill}.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. --Mortimer. {Fill horse}, a thill horse. --Shak.
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d8Fleur-de-lis \[d8]Fleur`-de-lis`\, n.; pl. {Fleurs-de-lis}. [F., flower of the lily. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}, {Lily}.] 1. (Bot.) The iris. See {Flower-de-luce}. 2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floor \Floor\, n. [AS. fl[?]r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[?]r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. 2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2. 3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. 4. A story of a building. See {Story}. 5. (Legislative Assemblies) (a) The part of the house assigned to the members. (b) The right to speak. [U.S.] Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. 6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 7. (Mining) (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond. {Floor cloth}, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. {Floor cramp}, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. {Floor light}, a frame with glass panes in a floor. {Floor plan}. (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floor \Floor\, n. [AS. fl[?]r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[?]r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. 2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2. 3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. 4. A story of a building. See {Story}. 5. (Legislative Assemblies) (a) The part of the house assigned to the members. (b) The right to speak. [U.S.] Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. 6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 7. (Mining) (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond. {Floor cloth}, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. {Floor cramp}, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. {Floor light}, a frame with glass panes in a floor. {Floor plan}. (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.
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Floorage \Floor"age\ (?; 48), n. Floor space.
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Florescence \Flo*res"cence\, n. [See {Florescent}.] (Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming. --Martyn.
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Florescent \Flo*res"cent\, a. [L. florescens, p. pr. of florescere begin to blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}.] Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
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Floriage \Flo"ri*age\, n. [L. flos, flori[?], flower.] Bloom; blossom. [Obs.] --J. Scott.
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Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan}, {florikin}, {florican}.]
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Floricomous \Floric"omous\, a. [L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair.] Having the head adorned with flowers. [R.]
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Floricultural \Flo`ricul"tural\ (? [or] ?; 135), a. Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants.
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Floriculture \Flo"ri*cul`ture\ (? [or] ?; 135, 277), n. [L. flos, floris, flower + cultura culture.] The cultivation of flowering plants.
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Floriculturist \Flo`ricul"turist\, n. One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.
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Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan}, {florikin}, {florican}.]
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Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan}, {florikin}, {florican}.]
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Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan}, {florikin}, {florican}.]
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Florist \Flo"rist\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. fleuriste, floriste, fr. F. fleur flower. See {Flower}.] 1. A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers. 2. One who writes a flora, or an account of plants.
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Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and {-ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive. A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . . soil. --Bp. Horne. 2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production. When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps. xcii 7 Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness. --Nelson. We say Of those that held their heads above the crowd, They flourished then or then. --Tennyson. 3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery. They dilate . . . and flourish long on little incidents. --J. Watts. 4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. Impetuous spread The stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head. --Pope. 5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. 6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak. 7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] --Fenton. 2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words. [Obs.] Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth flourish the deceit. --Shak. 3. To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish. And flourishes his blade in spite of me. --Shak. 4. To develop; to make thrive; to expand. [Obs.] Bottoms of thread . . . which with a good needle, perhaps may be flourished into large works. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourish \Flour"ish\, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. --Howell. 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of naked truth. --Crashaw. 3. Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit. He lards with flourishes his long harangue. --Dryden. 4. A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure. The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible curiously printed. --Boyle. 5. A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare. A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums! --Shak. 6. The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and {-ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive. A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . . soil. --Bp. Horne. 2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production. When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps. xcii 7 Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness. --Nelson. We say Of those that held their heads above the crowd, They flourished then or then. --Tennyson. 3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery. They dilate . . . and flourish long on little incidents. --J. Watts. 4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. Impetuous spread The stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head. --Pope. 5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. 6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak. 7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourisher \Flour"ish*er\, n. One who flourishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourish \Flour"ish\, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. --Howell. 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of naked truth. --Crashaw. 3. Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit. He lards with flourishes his long harangue. --Dryden. 4. A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure. The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible curiously printed. --Boyle. 5. A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare. A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums! --Shak. 6. The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and {-ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive. A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . . soil. --Bp. Horne. 2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production. When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps. xcii 7 Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness. --Nelson. We say Of those that held their heads above the crowd, They flourished then or then. --Tennyson. 3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery. They dilate . . . and flourish long on little incidents. --J. Watts. 4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. Impetuous spread The stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head. --Pope. 5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. 6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak. 7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.
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Flourishingly \Flour"ishingly\, adv. In a flourishing manner; ostentatiously.
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Note: If we examine a common flower, such for instance as a geranium, we shall find that it consists of: First, an outer envelope or calyx, sometimes tubular, sometimes consisting of separate leaves called sepals; secondly, an inner envelope or corolla, which is generally more or less colored, and which, like the calyx, is sometimes tubular, sometimes composed of separate leaves called petals; thirdly, one or more stamens, consisting of a stalk or filament and a head or anther, in which the pollen is produced; and fourthly, a pistil, which is situated in the center of the flower, and consists generally of three principal parts; one or more compartments at the base, each containing one or more seeds; the stalk or style; and the stigma, which in many familiar instances forms a small head, at the top of the style or ovary, and to which the pollen must find its way in order to fertilize the flower. --Sir J. Lubbock. 3. The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth. The choice and flower of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain. --Hooker. The flower of the chivalry of all Spain. --Southey. A simple maiden in her flower Is worth a hundred coats of arms. --Tennyson. 4. Grain pulverized; meal; flour. [Obs.] The flowers of grains, mixed with water, will make a sort of glue. --Arbuthnot. 5. pl. (Old. Chem.) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur. 6. A figure of speech; an ornament of style. 7. pl. (Print.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. --W. Savage. 8. pl. Menstrual discharges. --Lev. xv. 24. {Animal flower} (Zo[94]l.) See under {Animal}. {Cut flowers}, flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. {Flower bed}, a plat in a garden for the cultivation of flowers. {Flower beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. any one of numerous small species of the genus {Meligethes}, family {Nitidulid[91]}, some of which are injurious to crops. {Flower bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird of the genus {Anthornis}, allied to the honey eaters. {Flower bud}, an unopened flower. {Flower clock}, an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time. {Flower head} (Bot.), a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of the daisy. {Flower pecker} (Zo[94]l.), one of a family ({Dic[91]id[91]}) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits. {Flower piece}. (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers. {Flower stalk} (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.
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Note: If we examine a common flower, such for instance as a geranium, we shall find that it consists of: First, an outer envelope or calyx, sometimes tubular, sometimes consisting of separate leaves called sepals; secondly, an inner envelope or corolla, which is generally more or less colored, and which, like the calyx, is sometimes tubular, sometimes composed of separate leaves called petals; thirdly, one or more stamens, consisting of a stalk or filament and a head or anther, in which the pollen is produced; and fourthly, a pistil, which is situated in the center of the flower, and consists generally of three principal parts; one or more compartments at the base, each containing one or more seeds; the stalk or style; and the stigma, which in many familiar instances forms a small head, at the top of the style or ovary, and to which the pollen must find its way in order to fertilize the flower. --Sir J. Lubbock. 3. The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth. The choice and flower of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain. --Hooker. The flower of the chivalry of all Spain. --Southey. A simple maiden in her flower Is worth a hundred coats of arms. --Tennyson. 4. Grain pulverized; meal; flour. [Obs.] The flowers of grains, mixed with water, will make a sort of glue. --Arbuthnot. 5. pl. (Old. Chem.) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur. 6. A figure of speech; an ornament of style. 7. pl. (Print.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. --W. Savage. 8. pl. Menstrual discharges. --Lev. xv. 24. {Animal flower} (Zo[94]l.) See under {Animal}. {Cut flowers}, flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. {Flower bed}, a plat in a garden for the cultivation of flowers. {Flower beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. any one of numerous small species of the genus {Meligethes}, family {Nitidulid[91]}, some of which are injurious to crops. {Flower bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird of the genus {Anthornis}, allied to the honey eaters. {Flower bud}, an unopened flower. {Flower clock}, an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time. {Flower head} (Bot.), a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of the daisy. {Flower pecker} (Zo[94]l.), one of a family ({Dic[91]id[91]}) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits. {Flower piece}. (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers. {Flower stalk} (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.
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Flower State \Flow"er State\ Florida; -- a nickname, alluding to sense of L. floridus, from florida flowery. See {Florid}.
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Flowerage \Flow"er*age\ (?; 48), n. State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general. --Tennyson.
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Flower-gentle \Flow"er-gen`tle\, n. (Bot.) A species of amaranth ({Amarantus melancholicus}).
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Benzoin \Benzoin"\ (b[ecr]nzoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.
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Benzoic \Benzo"ic\ (b[ecr]nz[omac]"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo[8b]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.
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Benzoin \Benzoin"\ (b[ecr]nzoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp. benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[be]n-j[be]w[c6] incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.] Note: [Called also {benjamin}.] 1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. 2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources. 3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}). {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.
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Benzoic \Benzo"ic\ (b[ecr]nz[omac]"[icr]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo[8b]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.
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Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly written also {zink}.] {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a deliquescent white waxy or oily substance. {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below. {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}. {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid, composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity. {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc sulphide. See {Blende}, n. (a) . {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; -- called also {hydrozincite}. {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere. {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}. {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2}, produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc amyle, etc. {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album}, etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also {pompholyx}, and {tutty}. {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel, consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and aluminium; gahnite. {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment.
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Flowery-kirtled \Flow"er*y-kir`tled\, a. Dressed with garlands of flowers. [Poetic & Rare] --Milton.
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Fluework \Flue"work`\, n. (Mus.) A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork.
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Fluorite \Flu"or*ite\, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called {fluor spar}, or simply {fluor}.
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Fluor spar \Flu"or spar`\ (Min.) See {Fluorite}.
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Fluorite \Flu"or*ite\, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called {fluor spar}, or simply {fluor}.
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Fluor spar \Flu"or spar`\ (Min.) See {Fluorite}.
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Fluorescein \Flu`ores"cein\, n. (Chem.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, {C20H12O5}, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin.
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Fluorescence \Flu`o*res"cence\, n. A property possessed by fluor spar, uranium glass, sulphide of calcium, and many other substances, of glowing without appreciable rise of temperature when exposed to light or to ultra-violet rays, cathode rays, X rays, etc.
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Fluorescence \Flu`o*res"cence\, n. [From {Fluor}.] (Opt.) That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer, but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it. The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of lower refrangibility than the incident light. --Stockes.
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Fluorescent \Flu`o*res"cent\, a. Having the property of fluorescence.
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Fluorescin \Flu`o*res"cin\, n. (Chem.) A colorless, amorphous substance which is produced by the reduction of fluoresce[8b]n, and from which the latter may be formed by oxidation.
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Fluoric \Flu*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. fluorique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, obtained from, or containing, fluorine.
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Fluoroscope \Fluor"oscope\, n. (Physics) A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects placed in the path of the X rays. -- {Fluor`oscop"ic}, a.
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Fluoroscope \Fluor"oscope\, n. [Fluorescence + -scope.] (Phys.) An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence.
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Fluoroscope \Fluor"oscope\, n. (Physics) A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects placed in the path of the X rays. -- {Fluor`oscop"ic}, a.
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Fluoroscopy \Flu`oros"copy\, n. Examination of an object, as the human body, by exposing it to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a fluorescent screen; cryptoscopy.
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Fluorous \Flu"or*ous\, a. Pertaining to fluor.
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Flurry \Flur"ry\, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.] 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. 2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. --Longfellow. 3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. The racket and flurry of London. --Blakw. Mag. 4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
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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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Foliar \Fo"li*ar\, a. (Bot.) Consisting of, or pertaining to, leaves; as, foliar appendages. {Foliar gap} (Bot.), an opening in the fibrovascular system of a stem at the point of origin of a leaf. {Foliar trace} (Bot.), a particular fibrovascular bundle passing down into the stem from a leaf.
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Foolery \Fool"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fooleries}. 1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. --Shak. 2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical. That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Fool-large \Fool"-large`\, a. [OF. follarge. See {Fool}, and {Large}.] Foolishly liberal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fool-largesse \Fool"-lar*gesse`\, n. [See {Fool-large}, {Largess}.] Foolish expenditure; waste. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fowler's solution \Fow"ler's so*lu"tion\ An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use.
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Full \Full\, a. [Compar. {Fuller}; superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. [?], Skr. p[?]rna full, pr[?] to fill, also to Gr. [?] much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete}, {Fill}, {Plenary}, {Plenty}.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. 4. Sated; surfeited. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. 7. Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak. {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. {Full} {brother [or] sister}, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. {Full moon}. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. {Full sea}, high water. {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; [bd]Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.[b8] South (Colloq.) {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. {In full blast}. See under {Blast}.
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Fullery \Full"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fulleries}. The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
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Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. {Fuller's thistle [or] weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See {Teasel}.
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Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. {Fuller's thistle [or] weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See {Teasel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}. {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel. {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe}, {Melon}, etc. {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}. {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}. {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}. {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See {Cereus}. {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}. {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under {Goldfinch}. {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also {painted lady}. {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza militaria}). [Prov. Eng.] {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v. t.] One whose occupation is to full cloth. {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. {Fuller's thistle [or] weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See {Teasel}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Floresville, TX (city, FIPS 26160) Location: 29.13683 N, 98.15653 W Population (1990): 5247 (1838 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78114
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Floris, IA (city, FIPS 27975) Location: 40.86408 N, 92.33210 W Population (1990): 172 (75 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52560
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Florissant, CO Zip code(s): 80816 Florissant, MO (city, FIPS 24778) Location: 38.79735 N, 90.32430 W Population (1990): 51206 (19797 housing units) Area: 26.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63031, 63033, 63034
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Floriston, CA Zip code(s): 96111
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
File Request [FidoNet] 1. n. The {FidoNet} equivalent of {FTP}, in which one FidoNet system automatically dials another and {snarf}s one or more files. Often abbreviated `FReq'; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on the Internet. 2. vt. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File Request option of the FidoNet mailer.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
flower key n. [Mac users] See {feature key}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
File Request 1. The {FidoNet} equivalent of {FTP}, in which one {BBS} system automatically dials another and {snarf}s one or more files. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced as being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are announced as being "available for/by {anonymous FTP}" on the {Internet}. 2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File Request option of the {BBS} mailer. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
flower key {feature key}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Flowers Very few species of flowers are mentioned in the Bible although they abounded in Palestine. It has been calculated that in Western Syria and Palestine from two thousand to two thousand five hundred plants are found, of which about five hundred probably are British wild-flowers. Their beauty is often alluded to (Cant. 2:12; Matt. 6:28). They are referred to as affording an emblem of the transitory nature of human life (Job 14:2; Ps. 103:15; Isa. 28:1; 40:6; James 1:10). Gardens containing flowers and fragrant herbs are spoken of (Cant. 4:16; 6:2).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fuller's field a spot near Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; Isa. 36:2; 7:3), on the side of the highway west of the city, not far distant from the "upper pool" at the head of the valley of Hinnom. Here the fullers pursued their occupation.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fuller's soap (Heb. borith mekabbeshim, i.e., "alkali of those treading cloth"). Mention is made (Prov. 25:20; Jer. 2:22) of nitre and also (Mal. 3:2) of soap (Heb. borith) used by the fuller in his operations. Nitre is found in Syria, and vegetable alkali was obtained from the ashes of certain plants. (See {SOAP}.)