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ed from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. J. Martineau.

Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower.

A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.

To flow in. Wiseman.

A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.] God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.

Flowing in. "With influent tide." Cowper. "Influent odors." Mrs. Browning.

The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.

A flowing in; infusion. [R.] Bacon.

Having a tendency to flow in; having influence; influential. [R.] Holdsworth.

Thomson. Insect powder,a powder used for the extermination of insects; esp., the powdered flowers of certain species of Pyrethrum, a genus now merged in Chrysanthemum. Called also Persian powder.

d upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle. Gray.

To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.

Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. Milton. His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.

The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. Crashaw.

n contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal imprudence. Flown with insolence and wine. Milton.

To flow in. [R.] Holland.

Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle.

To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

A flowing between; intervening water. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

A flowing between. [Obs.] Bailey.