Part 4433

<h1>Fly</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Flybane</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"bane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of catchfly of the genus <spn>Silene</spn>; also, a poisonous mushroom (<spn>Agaricus muscarius</spn>); fly agaric.</def>

<h1>Fly-bitten</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"-bit`ten</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Flyblow</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"blow`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with flyblows.</def>

<i>Bp. Srillingfleet.</i>

<h1>Flyblow</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"blow`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the eggs or young larv\'91 deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.</def>

<h1>Flyblown</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"blown`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.</def>

<blockquote> Wherever <b>flyblown</b> reputations were assembled. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Flyboat</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"boat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Fly</ets> + <ets>boat</ets>: cf. D. <ets>vlieboot</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A large Dutch coasting vessel.</def>

<blockquote> Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two <b>flyboats</b>. <i>Purchas.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.</def>

<h1>Fly-case</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"-case`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles.</def>

<h1>Flycatcher</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"catch`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.</def>

<note>&hand; The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family <spn>Muscicapid\'91</spn>, as the spotted flycatcher (<spn>Muscicapa grisola</spn>). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family <spn>Tyrannid\'91</spn>, as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher (<spn>Myiarchus crinitus</spn>), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche (<spn>Pyrocephalus rubineus</spn>). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family <spn>Sylvicolid\'91</spn> are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher (<spn>Sylvania Canadensis</spn>), and the hooded flycatcher (<spn>S. mitrata</spn>). See <er>Tyrant flycatcher</er>.</note>

<h1>Fly-catching</h1> <Xpage=576>

<hw>Fly"-catch`ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.</def>

<h1>Flyer</h1> <Xpage=576>