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Show F RraTvolsiry w [fatwoficé, French; fulnef Windinefs from flatus, Latin, of air The caufe is fatugfity; for wind ftirred, movet to expel; and all purgers have in them a raw fpiri is the principal caufe of tenfion i whic " of wind Bacon the ftomach and belly [from fatus Fra'tvous. adj Windy; full of wind i in the ftomach Rhubar Latin. a fmall quantity doth digeft and overcome, being not Aatwous no loathfome3 and fo fendeth it to the mefentery veins and, being opening, it helpeth down urine. ~ Bacon FLATUS. n. /. [Latin. Wind gathere in any cavities of the body, caufed b indigeftion and a grofs internal perfpiration; whic is therefor difcufled b warm aromaticks RQuincy Fra'twisk. adj. [ flatand awife : {o it thoul be written, not farways.] With the fla downwards ; not the edge Its pofture in the earth was fatwvife, and paralle to the fite of the ftratum in which it was repofited Woodward on FofJils To Fraunr. . 2 1. To make a fluttering fhew in apparel With ivy canopy'd, and interwov With faunting honeyfuckle Miiton Thefe courtiers of applaufe deny themfelves thing convenient to_flaunt it out, being frequently enoug fain to immolate their ow FL FL defires to their vanity Boyle Here, attir'd beyond our,purfe, we go For ufelels ornament and flawnting (how We take on truft, in purple robes to fhine And poor, are yet ambitious to be fine Dyyden You fot, you loiter about alehoufes, or fazsnt abou the ftreets in your new-gilt chariot, never mindin me nor your numerous family Arbuthnot Frawx, » /. [flena, Saxon ; flan French Asif great Atlas, from his height Should fink beneath his heavenly weigh And witlh ;I mighty flaw the flaming wall, as onc it thall Should gape immenfe, and rufhing down, o'erwhel this nether ball Dryden Whether the nymph f(hall break Diana's law Or fome frail Ching-jar receive a fazw Pope He that would keep his houfe in repair, mui attend every little breach or faw, and fupply itimmedigtely, elfe time alone will bring all to ruin. Swifz 2. Afault; defett; fomething that weaken or invalidates Yet certain though it be for tha it hath flaws the feriveners and brokers do value unfound men t ferve their own turn Bacon's Effays Traditions were a proof alone Could we be certain fuch they were, fo known But fince fome faws in long defcents ma They make not truth, but probability And laid her dowry out in law To null her jointure with a fazw Their judgment has found a_faw i generality of mankind admires. Addifon' be Dryden Hudibras what th Spectator So many flawshad this vow in its firft conception Altterbury 3. A fudden guft; a violent blaft S [fro Latin.] = Obfolete Being incens'd, he's flint As humourous as Winter, and as fudde As flaws congealed the fpringof day. Shak. Hen, 1V Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe Should patch a wall, t'expel the Winter's fazw Shakefpeare's Hamlet As a huge fifh, lai Near to the cold weed-gathering fhore, is with north Aew fraid Shoots back; fo, fent againft the ground Was foil'd Eurialus Chapman's Iliad Burfting their brazen dungeon, arm'd with ice And fnow; and hail, and ftormy guft, and faw Boreas, and Cecias, and Argeftes loud 2, To be hung with fomething loofe an 'This feems not to be proper flying And Thrafcias rend the woods, and feas upturn Milton the words faunt and futter might wit more propriety have changed their places As earth and fky would mingle; but myfel Was diftant; and thefe fatws, though mortals fea Fortune in men has fome {mall diff'rence made Frauwnrt 7 / Pope one flutters in brocade. One jfluunts in rags Any thing loofe and airy How would he look to fee his work o noble Wildly bound up, what would he-fay ! or ho Should I'in thefe my borrow'd Aaxnts behol The fternnefs of his prefence FLA'VOUR Shakefp 7. / 1. Power of pleafing the tafte They have a certain fawour, at their firft appearance, from feveral accidental circumitances, whic they may lofe, if not taken early, Addifon's Speciator 2. Sweetnefs to the fmell; odour; fragrance Myrtle, orange and the blufhing rofe With bending heaps, fo nigh their bloom difclofe Each feems to finell the fawour which the othe Dryden blows them As dangerous to the pillar'd frame of heav'n Or to the earth's dark bafis underneath Are to the main inconfiderable Sweet grapes degen'rate there, and fruits declin' From their firt fav'rous tafte, renounce their kind Dryden 2. Fragrant ; odorous 7. /. [@réw to break; rloh, Saxon a garment. x. A crack or breach in any thing "This heart {hall break into a thoufand fazv Shakefpeare's King Lear Or ere I weep Wool, new-fhorn, being laid cafually upon a vefic of verjuice, after fome time had drunk up a grea part of the verjuice, though the veflel were whole without any faw and had not the bunghole open Bacon's Natural Hiffory We found it exceeding difficult to keep out th air from getting in at any imperceptible hole o Boyle - flaw © A faw is in thy ill-bak'd veffel found Dryder *Tis hollow, and returns a jarring found Milton's Par. Loff 4. A tumult; a tempeftuous uproar And this fell tempeft {hall not ceafe to rage Until the golden circuit on my hea Shake/p Do calm the fury of this madbrain'd faw The fort'srevolted to the emperor The gates are open'd, the portcullis drawn And deluges of armies from the tow Came pouring in: I heard the mighty faw When firft it broke, the crowding enfigns fa Which choak'd the paflage. Dryden's Aurengzebe ¢. A fudden commotion of mind Oh thefe faws and farts A woman's ftory at a Winter's fire. Shake. Macbeth [from the noun. . a 1. To break; to crack; to damag fiffure wit But his faw'd heart *Twixt two extremes of paffion, joy and grief Shake[peare's King Lear Burft {milingly The cup was flawed with Tuch a multitude o that it looks like a white, not like Boyle cryftalline cup The brazen cauldrons with the frofts are faw'd The garment (iff with ice, at hearths is thaw'd Dryden 2. To break to violate Qut of ufe France hath flazu'd the league, and hath attach' Our merchant's goods Fra'wress adj Shakefpeare's Henry VIIL [from few. To FLA'WTER w. a. To {crape or pare fkin Ainfworth Fra'wy. adj. [from flaw. Full of flaws FLAX Saxon z. / [pleax, plex «wlas Dutch. 1. The fibrous plant of which the finef thread is made 2. 'The fibres of flax cleanfed and combe for the fpinner I'll fetch fome fax, and whites of eggs T" apply to's bleeding face Shake/p. King Lear Then on the rock a fcanty meafure place Of vital flax, and turn'd the wheel apace And turning fung Dryden' Ovid Frax'coms. z /. [ flax and comb.] Th inftrument with which the fibres of fla are cleanfed from the brittle parts FLa/xpRrESSER. 7. /. [ flax and drefs.] H that prepares flax for the {pinner Fra'xen. adj. [from fax. 1. Made of flax The matron, at her nightly tafk With penfive labour draws the faxen thread Thomfon's Winter for making ligatures are th The beft material Jaxen thread that fhoemakers ufe. Sharp's Surgery z, Fair, long, and flowing, as if made o flax Addiforn I bought a fine flaxer long wig FrLa'xweep. z / 7o FLAY. w. a Danith ; w/laer 1. To ftrip off th A plant [ad flaa, Iilandick ; fae Dutch. fkin I muft have been eaten with wild beafts, or hav fallen into the hands of the Spaniards, and bee Raleigh Sayed alive Whilft the old levitical hierarchy continued, i was part of the minifterial office to flay the facrifices South Then give command the facrifice to hafte Letthe #ay'd vi&tims in the plains be caft And facred vows, and myftick fong, apply' To grifly Pluto and his gloomy bride. Paope's Odyffey 2. To take off the fkin or furface of an thing They flay their fkin from off them, break thei Mac bones, and chop them in pieces Neither fhould that odious cuftom be allowed o cutting feraws, which is flaying off the green furfac of the ground to cove Sf:u.,r' ft their cabins FLa'vER, 7 /. [from flay. off the fkin of any thing #. / [fplea, Saxon He that ftrip Datch w/ye A fmall red infelt reJfleach, Scottifh. markable for its agility in leaping, whic fucks the blood of larger animals While wormwood hath feed, geta handful or twain To fave againft March to make flea to refrain Where chambes is fweeped, and wormwoodis ftrown Alack, too weak the confli& to fupport little cracks Fill oven full of fawns, Ginny pafs not for fleep To-morrow thy fatherhis wake-day willkeep. Z#/fer FLEA Impoftors to true fear, would becom 70 FLaw ¥Fra'vorous. adj. [from favour. 1. Delightful to the palate FLAW I heard the rack wlaye, Dutch. A fort of cuftard ; a pi baked in a difh Withou cracks ; without defe@s A fiar of the firft magnitude, which the mor high, more vaft, and more fawvlefs, fhines onl bright enough to make itfelf confpicuous Boyl No fea for his life dare abide to be known. Tu/fer A valiant flea that dares eat his breakfaft on th Shakefpeare's Henry V lip of a lion Fleas breed principally of ftraw or mats, wher there hath been a little moifture. Bacon's Natz, Hift Zo Frea. v. a. [from the noun. 'To clea from fleas FLE'ABANE. 7. /. [ flea and bane. A plant It hat undivide leaves, which for the mof part, ase glutinous, and have a ftrong fcent: th cup of the flower is for the moft part {caly, and o a cylindrical form : the flower is compofed of man florets, which are fucceeded by feeds with a down . DMiller fubftance adhering to them Fre'asiTE FLe'aBITING, | #, [ fea and bite. 1. Re |