Webster's Dictionary 1913

2161

Flirtigig

Flirt″i‐gig (?), n. A wanton, pert girl.

2162

Flirtingly

Flirt″ing‐ly, adv. In a flirting manner.

2163

Flisk

Flisk (?), v. i. To frisk; to skip; to caper. “The flisking flies.” Gosson.

2164

Flisk (2)

Flisk, n. A caper; a spring; a whim.

2165

Flit

Flit (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flitted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flitting (?).] [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. √84. Cf. Fleet, v. i.] 1...

2166

Flit (2)

Flit, a. Nimble; quick; swift. See Fleet.

2167

Flitch

Flitch (?), n.; pl.Flitches (#). [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. flīk flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. Flick, n.] 1. The side of a hog...

2168

Flitch (2)

Flitch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Flitched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flitching.] [See Flitch, n.] To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips; as, to flitch logs; to flitch bacon.

2169

Flite

Flite (?), v. i. [AS. flītan to strive, contend, quarrel; akin to G. fleiss industry.] To scold; to quarrel. Grose.

2170

Flite (2)

{ Flite, Flyte } (?), n. [AS. flīt. See Flite.] Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling.The bird of Pallas has also a good “flyte” on the moral sid...

2171

Flitter

Flit″ter (?), v. i. To flutter. Chaucer.

2172

Flitter (2)

Flit″ter, v. t. To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. Lowell.

2173

Flitter (3)

Flit″ter, n. [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.] A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.

2174

Flittermouse

Flit″ter‐mouse′ (?), n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarmūs. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse.] (Zoöl.) A bat; — called also flickermouse, flindermouse, and ...

2175

Flittern

Flit″tern (?), a. A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees. McElrath.

2176

Flittiness

Flit″ti‐ness (?), n. [From Flitty.] Unsteadiness; levity; lightness. Bp. Hopkins.

2177

Flitting

Flit″ting (?), n. 1. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.2. A removal from one habitation to another.A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and it was now...

2178

Flitting (2)

{ Flitt″ing, Flytt″ing } (?), n. Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century.These “flytings” ...

2179

Flittingly

Flit″ting‐ly, adv. In a flitting manner.

2180

Flitty

Flit″ty (?), a. [From Flit.] Unstable; fluttering. Dr. H. More.

2181

Flix

Flix (?), n. [Cf. Flax.] Down; fur. J. Dyer.

2182

Flix (2)

Flix, n. The flux; dysentery. Udall.Flix weed(Bot.), the Sisymbrium Sophia, a kind of hedge mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery.

2183

Flo

Flo (flō), n.; pl.Flon (flōn). [AS. flā, flān.] An arrow. Chaucer.

2184

Float

Float (flōt), n. [OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fleótan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. √ 84. See...

2185

Float (2)

Float, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Floated; p. pr. & vb. n.Floating.] [OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float, swim, fr. fleótan. See Float, n.] 1. To rest on the surface of any flui...

2186

Float (3)

Float, v. t. 1. To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock. ...

2187

Floatable

Float″a‐ble (?), a. That may be floated.