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Make the sign for River, liake, or Pond, and then with the 

 riglit index in front of the body move in imitation of a swimming fish. 

 [Ihilota I.) " From the manner of swimming." 



The extended right hand, thumb upward, fingers pointing forward, is 

 held near the body, in front and to the right of the median line ; it is 

 then moved rather gently forward with a laterally waving motion, so as 

 to represent the movements of a fish. [Mandan and Hidatsa I.) 



Flame. See Fire. 



Fiat. (Compare Big" in the sense of Flat.) 



Biiug both hands together in front of the breast, fingers extended 

 and pointing outward, forward, jjalms upward (X), flat, and carry the 

 arms out to the sides of the body as far as they can be extended and as 

 nearly on the same level as possible. (Dal-ofa I.) "A level or fiat 

 piece of ground." 



Deaf-m life natural sii/n. — Move one hand horizontally overthe other. 

 (Ballard.) 



Flour. 



Pantomimic. — Simulate kneading dough. (Arapaho I.) 



With the right hand (Q) in ft-ont of body as though holding flour or 

 any pulverized substance and sprinkling or sifting it through the thumb 

 and forefinger. (Dakota I.) "A fine substance." 



The arms are extended in front of the body, parallel with the hands 

 in positions (S, S), modified by being held horizontal. The palms are 

 then approximated as in slapping togethei', and opened several times 

 successively. Finally the hands are made to turn over, the palms 

 loosely in contact, in a tumbling manner, the right and left alternately 

 <mtop. (Oto and Mis.souri I.) "The sign represents the Indian's mode 

 of flattening the dough for cakes." 



Fly, To (as a bird). 



Imitate with crooked elbows the motion of wing during flight. (Ara- 

 paho I.) 



Bring the hands slightly in front of their respective sides of the head 

 (hands as in T), and, by bending the wrists, make the forward and 

 backward movements as nearly as possible in imitation of the move- 

 ments of a bird's wings in flying. (DaJiota I.) 



Fool, Foolish. 



The finger is pointed to the forehead, and the hand is then held verti- 

 cally above the head and rotated on the wrist two or three times. (Long.) 

 Rattle-brained. 



