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One well born, or of noble birth.

Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor.

The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean.

or purplish seaweeds; the Rhodospermeæ of many authors; -- so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species.

The quality of being florid; floridness. Floyer.

In a florid manner.

The quality of being florid. Boyle.

See Borofluoride.

A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. Calcium fluoride (Min.), fluorite, CaF2. See Fluorite.

A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday.

To rub; to fray. [Obs.] Sterne.

rches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.] [Obs.]

Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ.

A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.

A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.

An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.

A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour.

To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, the griding sword. Milton. That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride. Spenser.

A color mixed of white, and red, or a gray violet. [Written also gredaline, grizelin.] Dryden.