Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Floorless

Floor″less, a. Having no floor.

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Floorwalker

Floor″walk′er (?), n. One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer and director.

2244

Flop

Flop (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Flopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flopping.] [A variant of flap.] 1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.2. To turn sud...

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Flop (2)

Flop (?), v. i. 1. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.2. To fall, si...

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Flop (3)

Flop, n. Act of flopping. W. H. Russell.

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Floppy

Flop″py (?), n. Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim. G. Eliot.

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Flopwing

Flop″wing′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The lapwing.

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Flora

Flo″ra (?), n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable ...

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Floral

Flo″ral (?), a. [L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora.] 1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths.2. (Bot.) Containin...

2251

Florally

Flo″ral‐ly, adv. In a floral manner.

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Floramour

Flo″ra‐mour (?), n. [L. flos, floris, flower + amorlove.] The plant love-lies-bleeding. Prior.

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Floran

Flo″ran (?), n.(Mining) Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine. Pryce.

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Floréal

‖Flo′réal″ (?), n. [F. floréal, fr. L. flos, floris, flower.] The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendémiare.

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Floren

Flor″en (?), n. [LL. florenus. See Florin.] A cerain gold coin; a Florence. Chaucer.

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Florence

Flor″ence (?), n. [From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.] 1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. ...

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Florentine

Flor″en‐tine (? or?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.] Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semi...

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Florentine (2)

Flor″en‐tine, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.2. A kind of silk. Knight.3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie.Stealing custards, tarts, and ...

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Florescence

Flo‐res″cence (?), n. [See Florescent.] (Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming. Martyn.

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Florescent

Flo‐res″cent (?), a. [L. florescens, p. pr. of florescere begin to blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.] Expanding into flowers; blossom...

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Floret

Flo″ret (?), n. [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.] 1. (Bot.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers wh...

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Floriage

Flo″ri‐age (?), n. [L. flos, floris, flower.] Bloom; blossom. J. Scott.

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Floriated

Flo″ri‐a′ted (?), a.(Arch.) Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars.

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Floriation

Flo′ri‐a″tion (?), n. 1. Ornamentation by means of flower forms, whether closely imitated or conventionalized.2. Any floral ornament or decoration. Rock.

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Floricomous

Flo‐ric″o‐mous (?), a. [L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair.] Having the head adorned with flowers.

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Floricultural

Flo′ri‐cul″tur‐al (? or?; 135), a. Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants.

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Floriculture

Flo″ri‐cul′ture (? or?; 135, 277), n. [L. flos, floris, flower + cultura culture.] The cultivation of flowering plants.

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Floriculturist

Flo′ri‐cul″tur‐ist (?), n. One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.