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<i>Bp. Butler.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To be posted on the side.</def>

<h1>Flanker</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flank"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.</def>

<blockquote>They threw out <b>flankers</b>, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants. <i>W. Irwing.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Flanker</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flank"er</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Flankered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Flankering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Flank</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To defend by lateral fortifications.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To attack sideways.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Flanel</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Fla"nel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>flanelle</ets>, cf. OF. <ets>flaine</ets> a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. <ets>gwlanen</ets> flannel, fr. <ets>gwlan</ets> wool; prob. akin to E. <ets>wool</ets>. Cf. <er>Wool</er>.]</ety> <def>A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>Adam's flannel</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Adam</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Canton flannel</col>, <col>Cotton flannel</col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Cotton flannel</cref>, under <er>Cotton</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Flanneled</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flan"neled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Covered or wrapped in flannel.</def>

<h1>Flannen</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flan"nen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Made or consisting of flannel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Flannen</i> robes."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Flap</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flap</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>flappe</ets>, <ets>flap</ets>, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. <ets>flap</ets>, and E. <ets>flap</ets>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety> <def>Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; <as>as, the <ex>flap</ex> of a garment</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A cartilaginous <b>flap</b> upon the opening of the larynx. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; <as>as, the <ex>flap</ex> of a sail or of a wing</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A disease in the lips of horses.</def>

<cs><col>Flap tile</col>, <cd>a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip.</cd> -- <col>Flap valve</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve.</cd></cs>

<h1>Flap</h1> <Xpage=567>

<hw>Flap</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Flapped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Flapping</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. <ets>flappen</ets>, E. <ets>flap</ets>, <tt>n.</tt>, flop, flippant, fillip.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To beat with a flap; to strike.</def>