Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Flagging (2)

Flag″ging, a. Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying. — Flag″ging‐ly, adv.

1811

Flaggy

Flag″gy (?), a. 1. Weak; flexible; limber. “Flaggy wings.” Spenser.2. Tasteless; insipid; as, a flaggy apple. Bacon.

1812

Flaggy (2)

Flag″gy, a. [From 5th Flag.] Abounding with the plant called flag; as, a flaggy marsh.

1813

Flagitate

Flag″i‐tate (?), v. t. [L. flagitatus, p. p. of flagitare to demand. See Flagitious.] To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion. Carcyle.

1814

Flagitation

Flag′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. flagitatio.] Importunity; urgent demand. Carlyle.

1815

Flagitious

Fla‐gi″tious (?), a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagra...

1816

Flagman

Flag″man (?), n.; pl.Flagmen (�). One who makes signals with a flag.

1817

Flagon

Flag″on (?), n. [F. flacon, for flascon, fr. OF. flasche, from LL. flasco. See Flask.] A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larg...

1818

Flagrance

Fla″grance (?), n. Flagrancy. Bp. Hall.

1819

Flagrancy

Fla″gran‐cy (?), n.; pl.Flagrancies (#). [L. flagrantia a burning. See Flagrant.] 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation.Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. Bacon.2. The condi...

1820

Flagrant

Fla″grant (?), a. [L. flagrans, -antis, p. pr. of flagrate to burn, akin to Gr. �: cf. F. flagrant. Cf. Flame, Phlox.] 1. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.The beadle'...

1821

Flagrantly

Fla″grant‐ly, adv. In a flagrant manner.

1822

Flagrate

Fla″grate (?), v. t. [L. flagrare, flagratum, v.i. & t., to burn.] To burn. Greenhill.

1823

Flagration

Fla‐gra″tion (?), n. A conflagration.

1824

Flagship

Flag″ship′ (?), n.(Naut.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.

1825

Flagstaff

Flag″staff′ (?), n.; pl.-staves (�) or -staffs (�). A staff on which a flag is hoisted.

1826

Flagstone

Flag″stone′ (?), n. A flat stone used in paving, or any rock which will split into such stones. See Flag, a stone.

1827

Flagworm

Flag″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.

1828

Flail

Flail (?), n. [L. flagellum whip, scourge, in LL., a threshing flail: cf. OF. flael, flaiel, F. fléau. See Flagellum.] 1. An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the e...

1829

Flaily

Flail″y (?), a. Acting like a flail. Vicars.

1830

Flain

Flain (?), obs.p. p. of Flay. Chaucer.

1831

Flair

Flair (flâr), n. [OE. flaireodor, fr. OF. & F. flair, fr. OF. flairier, F. flairer, to smell, LL. flagrare for L. fragrare. See Flagrant.] 1. Smell; odor.2. Sense of smell; scen...

1832

Flake

Flake (flāk), n. [Cf. Icel. flaki, fleki, Dan. flage, D. vlaak.] 1. A paling; a hurdle.2. A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions...

1833

Flake (2)

Flake (flāk), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. Flag a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy m...

1834

Flake (3)

Flake, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Flaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaking.] To form into flakes. Pope.

1835

Flake (4)

Flake, v. i. To separate in flakes; to peel or scale off.

1836

Flake (5)

Flake (?), n. [Etym. uncertain; cf. 1st Fake.] A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable.Flake after flake ran out of the tubs, until we were compelled to hand the end of our lin...