Flota
‖Flo″ta (?), n. [Sp. See Flotilla.] A fleet; especially, a �eet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the p...
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Flotage
Flo″tage (?), n. [OF. flotage, F. flottage, fr. flotter to float.] 1. The state of floating.2. That which floats on the sea or in rivers. [Written also floatage.]
Flotant
Flo″tant (?), a. [OF. flotant, F. flottant, p. pr. of flotter to float.] (Her.) Represented as flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner flotant.
Flotation
Flo‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See Flotilla.] 1. The act, process, or state of floating.2. The science of floati...
Flotation (2)
Flo‐ta″tion, n.(Com. & Finance) Act of financing, or floating, a commercial venture or an issue of bonds, stock, or the like.
Flotation process
Flotation process. A process of separating the substances contained in pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the surface of a flowing liquid, the substances th...
Flote
Flote (?), v. t. To fleet; to skim. Tusser.
Flote (2)
Flote, n. [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float, n.] A wave. “The Mediterranean flote.” Shak.
Flotery
Flot″er‐y (?), a. Wavy; flowing.With flotery beard. Chaucer.
Flotilla
Flo‐til″la (?), n. [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See Fluct...
Flotsam
{ Flot″sam (?), Flot″son (?) }, n. [F. flotter to float. See FFlotilla, and cf. Jetsam.] (Law) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; — in distinction from jetsam or ...
Flotten
Flot″ten (?), p. p. of Flote, v. t. Skimmed.
Flounce
Flounce (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flounced (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n.Flouncing (?).] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, tu...
Flounce (2)
Flounce (?), n. The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.
Flounce (3)
Flounce, n. [Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr. rounce.] An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, c...
Flounce (4)
Flounce, v. t. To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock.
Flounder
Floun″der (?), n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly�ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zoöl.) A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ, of many sp...
Flounder (2)
Floun″der, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Floundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Floundering.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.] To fling the...
Flounder (3)
Floun″der, n. The act of floundering.
Flour
Flour (?), n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. flür flower, flour. See Flower.] The finely ground meal o...
Flour (2)
Flour, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Floured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flouring.] 1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.2. To sprinkle with flour.
Floured
Floured (?), p. a. Finely granulated; — said of quicksilver which has been granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process. Raymond.
Flourish
Flour″ish (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flourished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flourishing.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, fl...
Flourish (2)
Flour″ish, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. Fenton.2. To embellish with the flowe...
Flourish (3)
Flour″ish (?), n.; pl.Flourishes (�). 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor.The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell.2. Decoration; orname...
Flourisher
Flour″ish‐er (?), n. One who flourishes.
Flourishingly
Flour″ish‐ing‐ly, adv. In a flourishing manner; ostentatiously.