Webster's Dictionary 1913

2053

Fleming

Flem″ing (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Flanders.

2054

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.)...

2055

Flench

Flench (?), v. t. Same as Flence.

2056

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. Ce...

2057

Flesh

Flesh (?), n. [OE. flesch, flesc, AS. fl�sc; akin to OFries. flāsk, D. vleesch, OS. fl�sk, OHG. fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw. fläsk.] 1. The aggr...

2058

Flesh (2)

Flesh, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fleshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fleshing.] 1. To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate; — from the practice of training hawks ...

2059

Fleshed

Fleshed (?), a. 1. Corpulent; fat; having flesh.2. Glutted; satiated; initiated.Fleshed with slaughter. Dryden.

2060

Flesher

Flesh″er (?), n. 1. A butcher.A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. Macaulay.2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife.

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Fleshhood

Flesh″hood (?), n. The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.Thou, who hast thyselfEndured this fleshhood. Mrs. Browning.

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Fleshiness

Flesh″i‐ness (?), n. The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness. Milton.

2063

Fleshings

Flesh″ings (?), n. pl. Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors and dancers. D. Jerrold.

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Fleshless

Flesh″less, a. Destitute of flesh; lean. Carlyle.

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Fleshliness

Flesh″li‐ness (?), n. The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites. Spenser.

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Fleshling

Flesh″ling (?), n. A person devoted to fleshly things. Spenser.

2067

Fleshly

Flesh″ly (–ly̆), a. [AS. flǣsclīc.] 1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. “Fleshly bondage.” Denham.2. Animal; not vegetable. Dryden.3. Human; not celestial; not spiritua...

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Fleshly (2)

Flesh″ly, adv. In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. Chaucer.

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Fleshment

Flesh″ment (?), n. The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful beginning. Shak.

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Fleshmonger

Flesh″mon′ger (?), n. [AS. flǣsc mangere.] One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp; a procurer; a pander. Shak.

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Fleshpot

Flesh″pot′ (?), n. A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence (pl.), plenty; high living.In the land of Egypt... we sat by the fleshpots, and... did eat bread to the full. ...

2072

Fleshquake

Flesh″quake′ (?), n. A quaking or trembling of the flesh; a quiver. B. Jonson.

2073

Fleshy

Flesh″y (?), a. [Compar.Fleshier (?); superl.Fleshiest (?).] 1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross.The sole of his foot is fleshy. Ray.2. Human. “Flesh...

2074

Flet

Flet (?), p. p. of Fleet. Skimmed.

2075

Fletch

Fletch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fletched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fletching.] [F. flèche arrow.] To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.fletched their complaint, by adding: “America l...

2076

Fletcher

Fletch″er (?), n. [OF. flechier.] One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. Mortimer.

2077

Flete

Flete (?), v. i. [See Fleet, v. i.] To float; to swim. “Whether I sink or flete.” Chaucer.

2078

Fletiferous

Fle‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. fletifer; fletus a weeping (from flere, fletum, to weep) + ferre to bear.] Producing tears. Blount.

2079

Fleur-de-lis

‖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 t...