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[Named after Rev. Prof. John Fleming; suff, -ites ( Palæont.).] Palæobotany: A genus of carboniferous plants allied to Lep i do dendron, having large macrospores at the base of the cone, and microspores at the apex. The genus was founded by Mr. Carruthers on a cone from Lanark; another species has been described from Brazil, in which the foliage and the stem were a ociated with the fruit. Flěm-ish, a. & s. [Ger. Flämisch .] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to Flanders. B. As substantive: 1. The people of Flanders collectively. 2. The language spoken by the Flemings. Naut .: A foot-rope for the man at the earing in reefing. The horse extends below the yard; the Flemish horse is the outer portion. Flemish-school, s . Paint .: This school is highly recommended to the lovers of the art by the invention, or at least the first practice, of painting in oil. It has been generally attributed to John Van Eyck, in the beginning of the fifteenth century, who was, it is said, accustomed to varnish his distemper pictures with a composition of oils, which was pleasing on account of the luster it gave them. In course of practice he came to mix his colors with oil, instead of water, which rendered them brilliant without the trouble of varnishing. From this and subsequent experiments arose the art of painting in oil. The attention of the Italian painters was soon excited. John of Bruges was the founder of painting as a profe ion in Flanders. The chief masters of the school were Memling, Weyden, Rubens, Vandyck, Snyders, and the younger Teniers. fiěnch, filense, v . t . [Dan. flense ; Dut. vlensen.] To strip the blubber from; as, to flense a whale. *flende, *flenned, a. [A. S. fleán =to flay.] Circumcised. Flê-nû, s. & a. [See def. A.] Geography: A. As subst.: A place near Mons, in Belgium, where the coal occurs to which Flenu is prefixed. B. As adj.: Derived from the place described under A. Flenu-coal, s . Petrol. & Comm .: A kind of Belgian coal which gives out a disagreeable smell when burnt. flesh, *fles (2), *flesce, *flesch, *fleis, *fleisch, *flesche, *fle h, *fle he, *flexs, s. & a. [A. S. flæse; O. S. flésk ; cogn. with Dut. vleesch ; Dan. & Icel. flesk pork, bacon; Sw. fläsk ; Ger. fleisch ; 0. H. Ger. fleisc .] A. As substantive: *I. Ordinary Language: 1. Literally: (1) The animal substance investing the bones and covered by the skin. "A spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have." Luke xxiv. 39. (2) Animal food, as distinguished from vegetable food; the meat of beasts or fowls, as distinguished from fish. "With rosted flesh, and milk, and wastel brede." Chaucer: C. T., 147. (Prol.) (3) The body as distinguished from the soul. "As if this flesh, which walls about our life, Were bra impregnable." 2. Figuratively : Shakesp.: Richard II ., iii. 2. (1) Animal nature; the human race; humanity. "The end of all flesh is come before me." Gen. vi. 13. (2) Carnality; corporal appetites or desires. "Name not religion, for thou lovest the flesh ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . I. , i. 1. (3) A carnal state; worldly disposition. "The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit lusteth against the flesh ."- Gal . v. 16. (4) Human nature or feeling; tenderne . (5) Used to denote near relationship. 2. Bot .: The soft parts, as of a fruit or of a succulent leaf. 3. Theol.: That which is carnal; that of which the motive power consists in the natural appetites or fleshly properties inherent in man, as distinguished from the grace implanted by the Spirit of God. "For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh , and these are contrary the one to the other." -Gal . v. 17. For the works of the flesh, see Gal. v. 19-21; for the fruit of the Spirit, see verses 22, 23. 4. Chem.: The flesh of animals is a complex ti ue, made up of striated and non-striated muscular fiber, connective ti ue, nerves, blood-ve els, and lymphatics. The flesh of oxen contains 725 per cent. of water, 25 of muscular flesh, and 25 of fat: the flesh of sheep 73.6 of water, 234 of muscular flesh, and 3 of fat. The quantity of ash left by the muscular flesh of oxen is 6'16 per cent., composed chiefly of alkaline and calcium phosphates, with smaller quantities of chloride sulphate and carbonate of sodium. The juice of flesh is reddish and acid, and contains albumin, casein, creatine, creatinine, surcine, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, and a red pigment, ., and alkaline chlorides and phosphates. B. As adj .: Pertaining to flesh; of the nature of IMG:content-1744.png:[blocks in formation] (i.) In the body; in the present state of existence. "Neverthele to abide in the flesh is more needful for you."- Phil . iii. 4. (ii.) ( Of the advent of Christ): Actually as distinguished from figuratively, with bodily as well as spiritual presence. "Every spirit that confe eth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God." -1 John iv. 2. (iii.) In a carnal or unregenerate state. "So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God." Rom . viii. 8. IMG:content-1745.png:[blocks in formation] fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, pine, plt, sire, sîr, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-1746.png:[blocks in formation] fiěsh, v. t. [FLESH, 8.] *I. Ordinary Language : 1. To give flesh to, hence to satiate; to glut. "Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . II ., iv. 5. 2. To initiate; to encourage by giving flesh to; to make eager; from the sportsman's practice of giv. ing hawks, dogs, ., the flesh of the first game they take. "Every puny swordsman will think him a good tame quarry to enter and flesh himself upon."-Government of the Tongue. 3. To exercise or use for the first time. "Full bravely hast thou flesht Thy maiden sword." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . I., v. 4. 4. To harden, to inure or accustom to any practice or habit. "Albeit they were fleshed villains, bloody dogs." Shakesp.: Richard III., iv. 3. II. Leather Man .: To remove fat, flesh, and loose membrane from the flesh side of skins and hides. *flesh-broth (broth as brâth), *flesh'-broâth, 8. [Eng. flesh , and broth .] Broth made by boiling flesh in water.