Part 4416

<h1>Flowing</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flow"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>a. & n.</tt> from <er>Flow</er>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt></def>

<h1>Flowingly</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flow"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a flowing manner.</def>

<h1>Flowingness</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flow"ing*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Flowing tendency or quality; fluency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>W. Nichols.</i>

<h1>Flowk</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flowk</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Fluke</er>.</def>

<h1>Flown</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flown</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Fly</er>; -- often used with the auxiliary verb <i>to be</i>; <as>as, the birds are <ex>flown</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Flown</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flown</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Flushed, inflated. <note>[Supposed by some to be a mistake for <i>blown</i> or <i>swoln</i>.]</note></def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<blockquote>Then wander forth the sons Of Belial, <b>flown</b> with insolence and wine. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Floxed silk</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Floxed" silk`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <cref>Floss silk</cref>, under <er>Floss</er>.</def>

<h1>Floyte</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Floyte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>A variant of <er>Flute</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Fluate</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flu"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fluate</ets>. See <er>Fluor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A fluoride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Fluavil</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flu"a*vil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon extracted from gutta-percha, as a yellow, resinous substance; -- called also <altname>fluanil</altname>.</def>

<h1>Flucan</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Flu"can</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>flookan</asp>, <asp>flukan</asp>, and <asp>fluccan</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Fluctiferous</h1> <Xpage=574>

<hw>Fluc*tif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fluctus</ets> wave + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to produce waves.</def>

<i>Blount.</i>