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To flutter; to rove on the wing. Dryden.

The act of flowing; flux; flow. [Obs.] Bacon.

To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.

That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious. Flowing battery (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells. Knight. -- Flowing furnace, a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn, as through a tap hole; a fou…

A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork.

A grand piano or a harpsichord, both being wing-shaped.

A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.

A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole. The breathing flute's soft notes are heard around. Pope.…

To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan.

To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

ostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind.

One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.

Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.

One that uses wings.

Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.

A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by compression in its descent from the mountains, reaches the base, particularly in winter, dry and warm.

Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed. Foil stone, an imitation of a jewel or precious stone.

form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks. [Colloq.] In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales. Shak.