Flourish

n. [Fr. fleurir; Lat. florere, from flos, a flower.] To come out in blo om; to thrive; to grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a plant. - Το be in a prosperous or succe ful condition. - To use florid language; to make a display of figures and lofty expre ions; to be copious and flowery. "Cicero dilates, flourishes, and gives example instead of rule." Baker. To make bold or ornamental strokes in writing. - To vaunt; to boast; to use braggadocio. -v. a. To adorn with beautiful figures; to ornament with anything showy. - To set off with florid expre ions; to embellish; as, "flourished with much fabulous matter." Bacon . -To cause to move in circles or vibrations; to brandise. as a sword. -n. Grace; beauty; ornament; as, "the vain flourish o fortune." - Parade of words and figures; ambitions o nament or amplification; ostentatious embellishment as, "a rhetorical flourish." - Figures formed by bolo irregular lines, or fanciful strokes of the pen or graver as, the " flourishes about a capital letter." - A brandish ing, as of a sword. (Mus.) To indulge in loose or showy pa ages, for the purpose of ornament or prelude. Flour'isher, n. One who flourishes. Flourishing, p . a . Thriving; prosperous; increas ing; making a show. Flourishingly, adv. 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To be in blo om; to bloom; to put forth flowers; as, "the flowering fields," "a flowering garland."-To flourish; to be in prime; to be youthful, fresh, and vigorous; as, "all my flowering youth." ( Shaks .) -To froth; to ferment; to mantle, as new-bottled beer. v. a. To adorn with imitated flowers. - To cause to blo om. Flow'erage, n. Abundance of flowers. Flow'er-bearing, a . Producing flowers. Flow'er-bud, n. A flower as yet unopened. Flow'er-crowned, a. Garlanded or crowned with Flow'er-de-luce. n. See IRIS. Flow'ered, p . a . Embellished with figures of flowers. Flow'eret, n. Same as FLORET, q. 1. Flow'er-fence, n . ( Bot .) Point i an a pulcherrima , a plant of the order Fabaceæ , so called from being used for edges. Flow'ering, n . The season when plants blo om; the act of adorning with flowers. Flow'ering-bush, n . ( Bot .) Butomus umbel lat us , a beautiful species of the genus Butomus . q. v. Flow'ering-plants, n . pl . ( Bot .) See PHENOGAM I A. Flow'er-inwov'en, a. Decked, or adorned with IMG:content-0209.png:[blocks in formation] Flow'er-stalk, n. The stem of a flower. Flow'ertown, in Pennsylvania, a village of Mont- gomery co., abt. 8 m. E. by S. of Norristown. Flow'er-work, n. Imitation of flowers by art. Flow'ery, a. Abounding in flowers or blo oms. -Adorned with real or artificial flowers; as, "the flowery- kirtled Naiades." ( Milton .) - Ornate; florid; figurative; highly embellished with figurative language; as, flowery and ornate style." Flow'ery, in Nevada , a village of Storey co., abt. 5 m. from Virginia City. Flow'ing, p . a . Running, as a fluid; i uing; proceeding. -Fluent; smooth, as of style. Flow'ing, n. Rise or great abundance of water; an overflow; the act of moving, as a fluid. Flow'ingly, adv . With volubility; with abundance Flow'ingne , n. The quality of being fluent or smooth in discourse or composition; as, "the flowing- ne of easy eloquence."- Nichols. Flowk, n. Same as FLUKE, q. v. Flown, pp . of FLY, q. v. -a. Flushed; inflated; as, " flown with insolence and wine."- Pope . Floyd, in Georgia , a W.N.W. co., bordering on Alabama; area, about 540 sq. m. Rivers. Coosa, Etowah, and Oostenaula rivers, and Cedar and other creeks. Surface , much diversified; soil , generally fertile. Min . Iron, plumbago, galena, slate, satin spar, and agate. Previous to its organization into a co. in 1833, it was in the pos- se ion of the Cherokee Indians. Cap . Rome. Pop . (1890) 28,391. -A village of Camden co., on the San till a river, about 35 m. S. of Darien. Floyd, in Illinois , a township of Warren co. Floyd, in Indiana , a S. co., bordering on Kentucky; area, about 140 sq. m. Rivers . Ohio river, and Silver and Indian creeks. Surface , diversified; soil , in some parts fertile. Min . Iron ore, limestone, sandstone, and slate. Considerable manufacturing is carried on in this county, and at the capital, New Albany, are extensive gla works. Pop . (1890) 29,458. -A township of Putnam co. Floyd, in Iowa , a N.N.E. co.; area, about 504 sq. m. Rivers. Cedar river, and Lime and Shell rock creeks.. Surface, undulating; soil , fertile. Cap . Charles City.. Pop . (1897) about 18,000. -A post-village and township of Floyd co., on the Red Cedar river, about 6 m. S.W. of Charles City. Floyd, in Kentucky , an E. co.; area, about 410 sq. m. Rivers. W. Fork of Big Sandy river, and the headwaters of the Licking river. Surface , broken; soil , not very: fertile. Min . Stone coal. Cap . Preston burgh. Pop ., (1890) 11,256. Floyd, in Louisiana , a post-village, cap. of Carroll par- ish, about 190 m. N. of Baton Rouge. Floyd, in New York , a post-town and township of Oneida county, about 6 miles east of Rome. Floyd, in Virginia , a S.S.W.co.; area , about 444 sq. m. Rivers. Little river, an affluent of the Kanawha or New river. Surface , elevated and mountainous, lying between two parallel ranges of the Blue Ridge; soil , not fertile. Min . Copper and iron. Cap . Floyd. Pop . (1890) 14.405. Floyd, or JACKSONVILLE, in Virginia , a post-village, capital of Floyd county, about 180 miles W.S.W. of Rich mond. Pop (1897) about 500. Floydsburg, in Kentucky , a village of Oldham co., about 35 m. W.N.W. of Frankfort. Floyd's River, in Iowa , rises in O'Brien co., and flow- ing S.W., enters the Mi ouri River from Woodbury co. Flu'ate, n. ( Chem .) A compound of a metallic oxide, earth, or alkali, with fluoric acid. Flu'cerine, n. ( Min .) Same as FLUOCERITE, q. v. Fluctis'onous, a . [Lat. fluctus , a wave, and sonare , to sound.] Having a sound similar to that of the waves. Fluct'uant, a. [Lat. fluctuans, p. of fluctuare , to move like a wave.] Moving after the fashion of a wave; wav- ering; wanting resolution. Fluctuate, v. n. [Fr. fluctuer; Lat. fluctuare , from fluctus , a wave, from fluere , to flow.] To move hither and thither; to float backwards and forwards, as on waves; as, "the fluctuating fluids of liquid air." ( Black- more.)- To be wavering and unsteady; to rise and fall; to feel sudden vici itudes; as, "the stocks fluctuate ." - To be irresolute or undetermined; as, "the man fluct- uates between contending influences." -v. a. To cause to move in the manner of a wave. Fluctuation, n. [Fr., from Lat. fluctuatio .] A motion hither and thither like that of waves; - the state of being wavering or irresolute; a sudden rise or fall; as, the fluctuations of the gold market. Flu'ellite, n. ( Min .) Native fluoride of aluminium. Crystals, acute rhombic octohedrons with truncated apex; lustre vitreous; color white; transparent; rare. Fluency, n. [L. Lat. fluent i a, from fluens. See FLUENT.] Smoothne ; freedom from harshne , applied to lan- guage; as, fluency of numbers. ( Garth .) - Readine of utterance; facility of words; volubility. Flu'ent, a. Lat. fluens , ppr. of fluere, to flow.] Flowing; liquid; pa ing; gliding; moving smoothly. Fluently, adv . With ready flow; volubly; without hesitation or obstruction. Flu'entne , n. The quality of being facile, voluble, and smooth of utterance; fluency. Fluff, n. Flue; fine nap; soft down. Fluffy, a. Soft; downy; resembling flue or nap; as, a fluffy carpet Flu'gelman, n . [Ger., file leader, from flügel , a wing, and mann , a man.] A well-drilled soldier, who is ad- Fluoboʻric Acid, n . ( Chem .) See BOROFLUORIC ACID. Fluoc'erine, n. ( Min .) A var. of FLUOCERITE, q. v. Fluoc'erite, n . ( Min . ) Native fluoride of cerium, oc-a. curring near Fahlun in Sweden, in hexagonal prisms and plates. Lustre, weak; color, bright-yellow or red- dish-yellow. vanced in front to give the time in the manual and platoon exercise; fugleman.