Webster's Dictionary 1913

1945

Flatterer

Flat″ter‐er (?), n. One who flatters.The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants. Addison.

1946

Flattering

Flat″ter‐ing, a. That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak.A flattering painter, who made it ...

1947

Flatteringly

Flat″ter‐ing‐ly, adv. With flattery.

1948

Flattery

Flat″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Flatteries (#). [OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.] The act or practice ...

1949

Flatting

Flat″ting (?), n. 1. The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out.2. A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, lea...

1950

Flattish

Flat″tish (?), a. Somewhat flat. Woodward.

1951

Flatulence

{ Flat″u‐lence (?), Flat″u‐len‐cy (?) }, n. [Cf. F. flatulence.] The state or quality of being flatulent.

1952

Flatulent

Flat″u‐lent (?), a. [L. flatus a blowing, flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, fr. flare to blow: cf. F. flatulent. See Blow.] 1. Affected with flatus or gases generated in the...

1953

Flatulently

Flat″u‐lent‐ly, adv. In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.

1954

Flatuosity

Flat′u‐os″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. flatuosité.] Flatulence. Bacon.

1955

Flatuous

Flat″u‐ous (?), a. [Cf. F. flatueux.] Windy; generating wind. Bacon.

1956

Flatus

‖Fla″tus (?), n.; pl. E. Flatuses (#), L. Flatus. [L., fr. flare to blow.] 1. A breath; a puff of wind. Clarke.2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the b...

1957

Flatware

Flat″ware′ (?), n. Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.

1958

Flatware (2)

Flat″ware′ (?), n. Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.

1959

Flatwise

Flat″wise′ (?), a. or adv. With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.

1960

Flatworm

Flat″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.

1961

Flaundrish

Flaun″drish (? or?), a. Flemish.

1962

Flaunt

Flaunt (flänt or fla̤nt; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flaunted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Flaunting.] [Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter, flutter.] To throw or...

1963

Flaunt (2)

Flaunt, v. t. To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.

1964

Flaunt (3)

Flaunt, n. Anything displayed for show.In these my borrowed flaunts. Shak.

1965

Flauntingly

Flaunt″ing‐ly, adv. In a flaunting way.

1966

Flautist

Flau″tist (?), n. [It. flauto a flute See Flute.] A player on the flute; a flutist.

1967

Flauto

‖Flau″to (flou″tō̍), n. A flute.Flaute piccolo (�), an octave flute. — Flauto traverso (�), the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old flûte à bec, ...

1968

Flavaniline

Fla‐van″i‐line (? or?; 104), n. [L. flavus yellow + E. aniline.] (Chem.) A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is ...

1969

Flavescent

Fla‐ves″cent (?), a. [L. flavescens, p. pr. of flavescere to turn yellow.] Turning yellow; yellowish.

1970

Flavicomous

Fla‐vic″o‐mous (?), a. [L. flavicomus; flavus yellow + coma hair.] Having yellow hair.

1971

Flavin

Fla″vin (?), n. [L. flavus yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.