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Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition. "Drowsy-flighted steeds." Milton.

A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.

Represented as flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner flotant.

Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. Jer. Taylor.

An elongated body or frame of an aëroplane or flying machine; sometimes, erroneously, any kind of frame or body. Many aëroplanes have no fuselage, properly so called.

A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.

(Aëronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.

Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot.

es applied to the American sea robins. [Written also gournet.] Plyling gurnard. See under Flying.

A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches. Knight.

of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. Pope. Hoisting him into his father's throne. South. Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.

nted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. -- Law, or Code, of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. -- Maid of honor, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to at…

ate or the like. [Written also imprese and impress.] My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel for shelter. J. Webster.

A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.

wsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.

A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.

A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.

Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy. "Laputan ideas." G. Eliot.

Light sails (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails, with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. Dana. -- Light sleeper, one easily wakened. -- Light weight, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey, who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. Feather weight, under Feather. [Cant] -- To make light of, to treat…

A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.