The Royal English dictionary; or, A treasury of the English language - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1775 Excerpt: ...smoothness of stile, or number?; copiou'nefs, or volubility of speech. FLU'KN s. Adj. fiuim. Lat. liquid; flowing in motion; le-dy; easily flowing j COPIOUS, applied to srecui. FLUENT, FLU'ENT, S. a stream; torrentj or running water. "To cut the outrageous f.uent.' Pii/lifi. FLU'ID, Adj. fir.de Fr. fiuidus. Lat having the patu easily separable; flowing like water. FLU'lD, S. in Medicine any animal juice; a liquour whose parts yield to rhe smallest force imprelled, and, by yielding, are easily moved among each tidier. FLUID ITY, S. JLuUiti, Fr. a quality of a body whereby (he p.rts arc so disposed as to slide over each other all manner of ways, and give w. y to the least pressure. FLU'IDNESS, S. that quasi y in bodies opposite to firmness, by which thev change their form, or vield to the least picflitre. FLUMMERY, S. a kind of rood made of oatmeal and water, boiled or evaporated to a consistence. Figuratively, mere pretence; flattery. FLUNG, particip. and prefer of Fliko thrown, or cast, followed by in, into, dvtyn, from, and to. "F/urg ir.to the river." Addis. FLU OR, S. Lat a fluid state. "Which keep liquors in afiiar." Nnot. FLL'k'RY, S.i gust; an hasty, sudden blast, or storm of wind. "A fiwry from the north." GuKv, Trav. Hurry, a violent commotion, or emotion of mind. To FLUSH, V. N. fiuyf-n, BclgT to flow with violence; to come in haste; to produce a rcdish colour in the face by a sudden flow, or a flux of blood; to elate or elevate, "Flushed with great victories." Alter. FLUSH, Adj. fresh, full of vigour. " Flush as May. "Sbak. fi ifluenc; abounding "Lord Strut was not very fijsu in rcaJy money." Uiji.,f J. Bull. FLUSH, S. an astlux; a sudden impulse; a violent flow. In Gaming, a certain...

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