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To remove from one place or habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Wright. Jamieson.

A removal from one habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and it was now standing loaded at the door, ready to move away. Jeffrey.

A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.

f a family (Dicæidæ) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits. -- Flower piece. (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers. -- Flower stalk (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.

inking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. Macaulay.

Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.

track or trail of an animal. To run a foil,to lead astray; to puzzle; -- alluding to the habits of some animals of running back over the same track to mislead their pursuers. Brewer.

Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes. This may prove food to my displeasure. Shak. In this moment there is life and food For future years. Wordsworth.

An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth.

An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. He was installed with all the usual formalities. C. Middleton.

the fox. -- Fox bat (Zoöl.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. -- Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. -- Fox br…

They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit.

A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.

caprice. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. French bean (Bot.), the common kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). -- French berry (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. -- French casement (Arch.) See French window, under Window. -- French ch…

Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.

The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey.

The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort. Chesterfield.

A native or inhabitant of Friesland; also, the language spoken in Friesland. See Friesic, n.

The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.