Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Flakiness

Flak″i‐ness (?), n. The state of being flaky.

1838

Flaky

Flak″y (?), a. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires! Watts.A flak...

1839

Flam

Flam (flăm), n. [Cf. AS. fleám, flǣm, flight. √ 84. Cf. Flimflam.] A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.A perpetual abuse and flam...

1840

Flam (2)

Flam, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Flammed; p. pr. & vb. n.Flamming.] To deceive with a falsehood.God is not to be flammed off with lies. South.

1841

Flambé

‖Flam′bé″ (?), a. [F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame. Cf. Flambeau.] (Ceramics) Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or a...

1842

Flambeau

Flam″beau (?); n.; pl.Flambeaux (#) or Flambeaus (#). [F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.] A flaming torch,...

1843

Flamboyant

Flam‐boy″ant (?), a.(Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; — said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

1844

Flamboyer

Flam‐boy″er (?), n. [F. flamboyer to be bright.] (Bot.) A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Cæsalpinia.

1845

Flame

Flame (flām), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau, Flamingo.] 1. A stre...

1846

Flame (2)

Flame, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaming.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See Flame, n.] 1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as g...

1847

Flame (3)

Flame, v. t. To kindle; to inflame; to excite.And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. Spenser.

1848

Flame-colored

Flame″–col′ored (?), a. Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color. Shak.

1849

Flameless

Flame″less, a. Destitute of flame. Sandys.

1850

Flamelet

Flame″let (?), n. [Flame + -let.] A small flame.The flamelets gleamed and flickered. Longfellow.

1851

Flamen

Fla″men (?), n.; pl. E. Flammens (#), L. Flamines (#). (Rom. Antiq.) A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The mos...

1852

Flamineous

Fla‐min″e‐ous (?), a. Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.

1853

Flaming

Flam″ing (?), a. 1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating.2. Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling. “In flaming yellow bright.” Prior.3. Ar...

1854

Flamingly

Flam″ing‐ly, adv. In a flaming manner.

1855

Flamingo

Fla‐min″go (?), n.; pl.Flamingoes (#). [Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See Flame...

1856

Flaminical

Fla‐min″i‐cal (?), a. Pertaining to a flamen. Milton.

1857

Flammability

Flam′ma‐bil″ity (?), n. The quality of being flammable; inflammability. Sir T. Browne.

1858

Flammable

Flam″ma‐ble (?), a. Inflammable.

1859

Flammation

Flam‐ma″tion (?), n. The act of setting in a flame or blaze. Sir. T. Browne.

1860

Flammeous

Flam″me‐ous (?), a. [L. flammeus from flamma flame.] Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, flame. Sir T. Browne.

1861

Flammiferous

Flam‐mif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. flammifer; flamma flame + ferre to bear.] Producing flame.

1862

Flammivomous

Flam‐miv″o‐mous (?), a. [L. flammivomus; flamma flame + vomere to vomit.] Vomiting flames, as a volcano. W. Thompson. (1745).

1863

Flammulated

Flam″mu‐la′ted (?), a. [L. flammula little flame, dim. fr. flamma flame.] Of a reddish color.