Flatulent Flat"u·lent adjective [ Latin
flatus a blowing,
flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, from
flare to blow: confer French
flatulent . See
Blow .]
1. Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy. 2. Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach. Vegetables abound more with aërial particles than animal substances, and therefore are more flatulent .
Arbuthnot. 3. Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor. Quincy. 4. Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity. He is too flatulent sometimes, and sometimes too dry.
Dryden.
Flatulently Flat"u·lent·ly adverb In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.
Flatuosity Flat`u·os"i·ty noun [ Confer French
flatuosité .]
Flatulence. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Flatuous Flat"u·ous adjective [ Confer French
flatueux .]
Windy; generating wind. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Flatus Fla"tus noun ;
plural English
Flatuses , Latin
Flatus . [ Latin , from
flare to blow.]
1. A breath; a puff of wind. Clarke. 2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body. Quincy.
Flatware Flat"ware` noun Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware . [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flatware Flat"ware` noun Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware .
Flatwise Flat"wise` adjective or adverb With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.
Flatworm Flat"worm` noun (Zoology) Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.
Flaundrish Flaun"drish adjective Flemish. [ Obsolete]
Flaunt Flaunt (flänt or flant; 277)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Flaunted ;
present participle & verbal noun .
Flaunting .] [ Confer dial. German
flandern to flutter, wave; perhaps akin to English
flatter ,
flutter .]
To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
Arbuthnot. One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
Pope.
Flaunt Flaunt transitive verb To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.
Flaunt Flaunt noun Anything displayed for show. [ Obsolete]
In these my borrowed flaunts .
Shak.
Flauntingly Flaunt"ing·ly adverb In a flaunting way.
Flautist Flau"tist noun [ Italian
flauto a flute See
Flute .]
A player on the flute; a flutist.
Flauto Flau"to (flou"to)
noun [ Italian ]
A flute. Flaute piccolo [ Italian , little flute],
an octave flute. --
Flauto traverso [ Italian , transverse flute],
the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old flûte à bec , with a mouth piece at the end.
Flavaniline Fla·van"i·line noun [ Latin
flavus yellow + English
aniline .]
(Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C 16 H 14 N 2 , of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline.
Flavescent Fla·ves"cent adjective [ Latin
flavescens , present participle of
flavescere to turn yellow.]
Turning yellow; yellowish.
Flavicomous Fla·vic"o·mous adjective [ Latin
flavicomus ;
flavus yellow +
coma hair.]
Having yellow hair. [ R.]
Flavin Fla"vin noun [ Latin
flavus yellow.]
(Chemistry) A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.
Flavine Fla"vine noun (Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline, organic base, C 13 H 12 N 2 O, obtained artificially.
Flavol Fla"vol noun [ Latin
flavus yellow +
-oil .]
(Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it.
Flavor Fla"vor noun [ Old French
fleur ,
flaur (two syllables), odor, confer French
fleurer to emit an odor, Italian
flatore a bad odor, probably from Latin
flare to bow, whence the sense of
exhalation . Confer
Blow .] [ Written also
flavour .]
1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose. 2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink. 3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors. 4. That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
Flavor Fla"vor transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Flavored ;
present participle & verbal noun Flavoring .]
To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.
Flavored Fla"vored adjective Having a distinct flavor; as, high- flavored wine.
Flavorless Fla"vor·less adjective Without flavor; tasteless.
Flavorous Fla"vor·ous adjective Imparting flavor; pleasant to the taste or smell; sapid. Dryden.
Flavous Fla"vous adjective [ Latin
flavus .]
Yellow. [ Obsolete]
Flaw Flaw (fla)
noun [ Middle English
flai ,
flaw flake; confer Swedish
flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, Dutch
vlaag gust of wind, Norw.
flage ,
flaag , and English
flag a flat stone.]
1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase. This heart
Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws .
Shak. 2. A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute. Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?
South. 3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [ Obsolete]
And deluges of armies from the town
Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw .
Dryden. 4. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw .
Milton. Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn.
Tennyson. Syn. -- Blemish; fault; imperfection; spot; speck.
Flaw Flaw transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Flawed (flad);
present participle & verbal noun 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. [ Obsolete]
France hath flawed the league.
Shak.
Flawless Flaw"less adjective Free from flaws. Boyle.
Flawn Flawn (flan)
noun [ Old French
flaon , French
flan , Late Latin
flado , from Old High German
flado , German
fladen , a sort of pancake; confer Greek ... broad. See
Place .]
A sort of flat custard or pie. [ Obsolete]
Tusser.
Flawter Flaw"ter transitive verb [ Confer
Flay .]
To scrape or pare, as a skin. [ Obsolete]
Johnson.
Flawy Flaw"y adjective 1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. Johnson. 2. Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
Flax Flax (flăks)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
fleax ; akin to Dutch
vlas ,
OHG .
flahs , German
flachs , and probably to
flechten to braid, plait,m twist, Latin
plectere to weave,
plicare to fold, Greek ... to weave, plait. See
Ply .]
1. (Botany) A plant of the genus Linum , esp. the Latin usitatissimum , which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen , cambric , lawn , lace , etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. 2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min.) ,
amianthus. --
Flax brake ,
a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. --
Flax comb ,
a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. --
Flax cotton ,
the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. Knight. --
Flax dresser ,
one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. --
Flax mill ,
a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. --
Flax puller ,
a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. --
Flax wench .
(a) A woman who spins flax. [ Obsolete]
(b) A prostitute. [ Obsolete]
Shak. --
Mountain flax (Min.) ,
amianthus. --
New Zealand flax (Botany) See Flax- plant .
Flax-plant Flax"-plant` noun (Botany) A plant in new Zealand ( Phormium tenax ), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.
Flaxen Flax"en adjective Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.
Flaxseed Flax"seed` noun The seed of the flax; linseed.
Flaxweed Flax"weed` noun (Botany) See Toadflax .
Flaxy Flax"y adjective Like flax; flaxen. Sir M. Sandys.
Flay Flay (flā)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Flayed (flād);
present participle & verbal noun Flaying .] [ Middle English
flean ,
flan , Anglo-Saxon
fleán ; akin to Dutch
vlaen , Icelandic
flā , Swedish
flå , Danish
flaae , confer Lithuanian
pleszti to tear,
plyszti , v.i., to burst, tear; perhaps akin to English
flag a 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.
Flayer Flay"er noun One who strips off the skin.
Flea Flea (flē)
transitive verb [ See
Flay .]
To flay. [ Obsolete]
He will be fleaed first
And horse collars made of's skin.
J. Fletcher.
Flea Flea noun [ Middle English
fle ,
flee , Anglo-Saxon
fleá ,
fleáh ; akin to Dutch
vtoo , Old High German
flōh , German
floh , Icelandic
flō , Russian
blocha ; probably from the root of English
flee . √84. See
Flee .]
(Zoology) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea ( Pulex irritans ), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea ( P. canis ) takes its place. See Aphaniptera , and Dog flea . See Illustration in Appendix. A flea in the ear ,
an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear ; to go away with a flea in one's ear . --
Beach flea ,
Black flea ,
etc. See under Beach , etc.
Flea-beetle Flea"-bee`tle noun (Zoology) A small beetle of the family Halticidæ , of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata ) and that of the grapevine ( Graptodera chalybea ) are common injurious species.
Flea-bite Flea"-bite` noun 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. 2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. Harvey.
Flea-bitten Flea"-bit`ten adjective 1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face. 2. White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse.
Flea-louse Flea"-louse` noun (Zoology) A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidæ , of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri .
Fleabane Flea"bane` noun (Botany) One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza , Erigeron , and Pulicaria .
Fleagh Fleagh (flē), obsolete
imperfect of Fly .
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