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Swift of foot. Shak.

Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.

In a fleeting manner; swiftly.

Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time.

s that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows. Swift. Swift flights of angels ministrant. Milton. Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. Shak.

Fleeting; swift; transient. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, Unless the deed go with it. Shak.

tic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. Swift.

Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet.

The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. Swift.

with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift.

To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. Milton. The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on. Bryant.

of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.

For anything that legally appears to the contrary, it may be a contrivance to fright us. Swift.

ce; as, forcible entry or abduction. In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust. Swift. Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.…

purpose; foreign to one's nature. This design is not foreign from some people's thoughts. Swift.

ajesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects. Swift.

at we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. Milton.

he flood, leads on to fortune. Shak. His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune. Swift.

persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift.