flautist 
flautist (fla'tist), n. [< It.flautista = Sp. flau- 
tixtii E. fliitixt, q. v.] A flutist. 
Severn! toiiniL' bout players combined with some flautist* 
and oboe players. Eiteyc. Brit., XXIII. 490. 
flauto (flab" to), n. [It., a flute: see flute 1 , .] A 
flute Flauto amabile, a sweet-toned organ-stop, gen- 
erally of four-foot pitch. Flauto piccolo. Same as ]ric- 
coto. Flauto transverse, literally, a cross-flute ; the or- 
dinary flute as distinguished from the flute-a-uec, or di- 
rect Mute. 
flautone(flao-to'ne),n. [It.,aug. of flauto, flute: 
see flute 1 , n.] A large or bass flute. 
flavaniline (fla-vau'i-lin), . [< L. flavus, yel- 
low, + E. aniline.] A coal-tar color used in 
dyeing, made by treating acetanilid with zinc 
chlorid at 250 F. for several hours, purifying, 
and combining with hydrochloric acid. It dyes 
yellow on cotton, wool, and silk, but is not fast 
to light. 
flavedo (fla-ve'do), n. [NL., < L. flavus, yellow: 
see flavous.] In oot., yellowness; a diseased 
condition of plants in which the green parts be- 
come yellow. Imp. Diet. 
Flaveria (fla-ve'ri-a), n. [NL., < L. flavus, yel- 
low : seeflavous. The plants are used in Chili to 
dye yellow.] A genus of herbaceous annual or 
biennial composites, mostly of tropical Amer- 
ica, with opposite leaves, and clustered heads of 
small yellow flowers, f. Contrayerba is a native of 
Peru, and is there used for dyeing yellow. There are 5 
species on the southern borders of the United States. 
flavescent (fla-ves 'ent), a. [< L. flavescen( t-)s, 
ppr. of fluvencere, become yellow, inceptive of 
flavere, be yellow (golden-yellow, light-yellow), 
< flavus, yellow, golden-yellow, light-yellow: 
seeflavous.] Yellowish; having a yellow tinge ; 
turning yellow. 
Flavian (fla'vi-an), a. and n. I. a. Of or per- 
taining to the Roman emperors Flavius Ves- 
pasian and his sons Titus and Domitian, who 
reigned A. D. 69-96: as, the Flavian age; the 
Flavian amphitheater. 
II. n. One of the three Roman emperors of 
the dynasty of (Flavius) Vespasian. 
flavicant (flav'i-kant), a. [Formed, after the 
analogy of albicnni, < L. as if *flavican(t-)s, ppr. 
of "flaficare, be yellow, < flarus, yellow: see 
flavous.] Yellow. Leighton, British Lichens. 
flavicomoust (tta-vik'o-mus), . [< L. flavico- 
mus, yellow-haired, < 'flavus, yellow, + coma, 
hair: see flavous and coma 2 .] Having yellow 
hair. Bailey, 1727. 
flavin (flav'in), n. [< L. flavus, yellow, + -iift.] 
A yellow dyestuff prepared by the action of 
sulphuric acid on quercitron-bark. 
flavindin (flav'in-din), . [< L. flavus, yellow, 
+ E. indin.~\ A substance apparently isomeric 
withindin and indigo-blue, obtained by the ac- 
tion of potash on indin. 
flavopurpurin (fla-vo-per'pu-rin), n. [< L. fla- 
vus, yellow, + E. purpurinl] A coal-tar color 
used in dyeing, very similar to alizarin, but hav- 
ing a yellower shade. 
flavor, flavour (fla'vor), n. [Not common be- 
fore Milton's time; found but once in ME., in 
pi. flavored, odors ("Alliterative Poems" (ed. 
Morris), i. 87), < OF. flavetir, odor (Roquefort). 
The form agrees only with that of ML." Ba- 
ilor, 'aurum flam m,' i. e., yellow gold, lit. 'yel- 
lowness'; < L.flarere, be yellow, < flarus, yel- 
low: see flavous, flacescent. The connection of 
thought is not obvious ; a clue has been sought 
in the point of view suggested in Milton's lines : 
Desire of wiue and all delicious drinks . . . 
Thou couldst repress ; nor did the dancing ruby, 
Sparkling, ontpuur'd, the flavour, or the smell, 
Or taste that cheers the heart of gods and men, 
Allure thee from the cool, crystalline stream. 
Milton, S. A., 1. 544. 
Here flavor appears to mean 'glowing color,' 
being a poetical application of the ML. flavor, 
lit. 'yellowness' (otherwise it can only be a 
synonym of smell or taste following). It is 
possible that the E. sense is due to association 
with ME. flayre, odor, in old Sc. fleure, fleoure, 
fleowre, fleware, flewer, a (bad) smell, the Sc. 
forms resting on F. fleurer, intr., smell, an- 
other form (by confusion with flew, a flower) 
of F. flairer, tr., smell, scent, OF. flairer, intr., 
emit an odor : see flair 2 . Savor has also prob. 
influenced the meaning ot flavor.] 1 . The qual- 
ity of a substance which affects the smell; 
smell ; odor ; fragrance : as, the flavor of the 
rose. [Rare.] 
Myrtle, orange, and the blushing rose, 
With bending heaps, so nigh their bloom disclose. 
Each seems to smell the flavour which the other blows. 
Druden, State of Innocence, iii. 3. 
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2. The quality of a substance which affects the 
taste, especially that quality which gratifies 
the palate ; relish ; zest : as, the flavor of the 
peach, of wine, etc.; a spicy flav or. 
Apples of a ripe Flavour, fresh and fair. 
Congreve, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, xi. 
If, brought from far, it very dear has cost. 
It has a Flavour then which pleases most. 
Conyreve, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, xi. 
3. Figuratively, the quality of anything which 
affects the mental taste or perception, espe- 
cially in a pleasurable way; characteristic fit- 
ness, congruity, impressiveness, or the like, 
particularly from a literary or artistic point of 
view. 
As there are wines which, it is said, can only be drunk 
in the country where the vine grows, so the flavour and 
aroma of the best works of art are too delicate to bear im- 
portation into the speech of other lands and times. 
J. Caird. 
Something it [a song] has ^flavor of the sea, 
And the sea's freedom which reminds of thee. 
Whittier, Amy Wentworth. 
4. That which imparts flavor ; a flavoring sub- 
stance or essence. =Syn. 2. Savor, Smack, etc. See 
tatte. 
flavor, flavour (fla'vor), v. t. [< flavor, n.] 1. 
To communicate flavor or some quality of taste 
or smell to; hence, to communicate any distinc- 
tive quality to. 
His facts are lies : his letters are the fact 
An infiltration flavored with himself! 
Browning, Ring and Book, I. 140. 
2. To add a flavoring substance or admixture to. 
flavored, flavoured (fla'vord), . a. [Pp. of 
flavor, v.] Having the quality that affects the 
sense of taste or smell : used chiefly in compo- 
sition : as, bigh-flavored wine. 
Roots or wholesome pulse 
Or herbs, orflacour'd fruits. 
Dodsley, Agriculture, Ii. 
flavoring, flavouring (fla'vor-ing), n. [Verbal 
n. of flavor, v.] A substance used for giving 
flavor to anything. 
Used . . . by cooks and confectioners as & flavoring [es- 
sence of allspice]. Cooley, Practical Receipts. 
flavorless, flavourless (fla'vor-les), a. [< flavor 
+ -less.] Without flavor ; wanting positive or 
distinct odor or taste ; tasteless, literally or fig- 
uratively. 
It [news by telegraph] comes to him [the reader] like a 
steak hot from the gridiron, instead of being cooled and 
made flavorless by a slow journey from a distant kitchen. 
D. J. Hill, Bryant, p. 71. 
flavorous, flavourous (fla'vor-us), a. [< flavor 
+ -ous.] 1. Pleasant to the taste or smell; 
savory. 
There casks of wine in rows adom'd the dome 
Pure flavorous wine, by Gods in bounty given, 
And worthy to exalt the feasts of heaven. 
Pope, Odyssey, ii. 
Nobody on the shore made chowder like Poll's, or stew- 
ed such flavorous dishes from despised haddock and chip- 
dry halibut. R. T. Cooke, Somebody's Neighbors, p. 310. 
2. Having a particular flavor or qualitv. 
[Rare.] 
Up and down the river lie ancient villages, flavorous of 
the olden time. O. S. Merriam, S. Bowles, I. 14. 
flavoust (fla'vus), a. [< L. flavus, golden-yellow, 
reddish-yellow, flaxen-colored; perhaps orig. 
'flagvus, 'flame-colored,' < / "flag in "flagma, 
flamma, flame, flagrare, burn : see flame, fla- 
grant.] Yellow; specifically, in entom., perfect- 
ly yellow, without intermixture of red, green, 
or brown. 
The membrane itself is somewhat of a flavout colour, 
and tends more towards that of gold than any other part 
whatsoever. 
J. Smith, Solomon's Portraiture of Old Age (1666). 
flaw 1 (fla), n. [ME. flawe, a flake (of fire), once 
flay, a flake (of snow); cf. AS. floh stdnes, 
' gleba silicis,' a fragment of stone ; but the ME. 
form is of Scand. origin : < D&n.flage, a flake, = 
Sw.flaga, a flake, also a flaw, crack, breach, = 
Icel.flaga, a flag or slab of stone; cf. leel. flagna 
= Norw. flagna, flake off ; Icel.flakna = Norw. 
flakna, flake off, split; Norw. flaga, flake off, 
become loose, as bark, flak, a flake, slice, piece, 
etc.: see flake*, flag*, flay*, floe.] If. A flake; 
a fragment ; a shiver. 
They . . . ffeghttene and floresche withe flawmande 
swerdez, 
Tille the flawes of fyre flawmes one [on] theire helmes. 
Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2556. 
But this heart 
Shall break into a hundred thousand flawi 
Or ere I'll weep. Shak., Lear, ii. 4. 
2f. A thin cake, as of ice. 
As sudden 
As flaws congealed in the spring of day. 
Shak., 2 Hen. IV., iv. 4. 
flawn 
3. A breach; a crack; a defect of continuity or 
cohesion ; a weak spot or place. 
My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flair. 
Shale., L. L. L., v. 2. 
In all forms the girdle [of a diamond] ought to be per- 
fectly smooth, as a rough edge often appears through some 
of the facets as a flaw, and injures the brilliancy of the 
stone. Eiu-yc. Brit., VII. 166. 
4. Any defect or imperfection ; anything which 
impairs quality or character ; a fault : as, a flatc 
in a will, a deed, or a statute. 
Tell me this day without & flaw 
What I will do for you. 
The Earl of Mar's Daughter (Child's Ballads, I. 175). 
There were some horrible ituim, as to the common Prin- 
ciples of Morality, as to conjugal Society, or the Rights of 
Property. Stillinyjleet, Sermons, III. ix. 
Their judgement has found nflaw in what the generality 
of mankind admires. Addison, Spectator. 
Not with /tow-seeking eyes like needle-points. 
Lou-ell, Love. 
5. In weaving, a bore, tangle, or skip. E. H. 
Knight. 6. A disease in which the skin re- 
cedes from the nails. =Syn. 3. Chink, cleft, rift.- 4. 
Blemish, imperfection, spot, speck, stain. 
flaw 1 (fla), r. t. [< flaw*, n.] 1. To cause a 
flaw or defect in ; break ; crack ; mar. 
His flaw d heart 
(Alack, too weak the conflict to support !) 
'Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief, 
Burst smilingly. Shot., Lear, v. S. 
As it snows often, so it perpetually freezes, of which I 
was so sensible that itflaw'd the very skin of my face. 
Evelyn, Diary, March 23, 1646. 
The brazen caldrons with the frosts that flawed. 
Dryden. 
2. To violate ; invalidate. [Rare.] 
France'hath/aw'd the league, and hath attach'd 
Our merchants' goods. Shalt., Hen. VIII., i. 1. 
flaw 2 (fla), n. [Not found in ME. ; < Norw./a- 
ga, a sudden gust of wind, a squall, a shower, a 
sudden attack or fit, as of coughing, sneezing, 
shivering, a fit, paroxysm, a burst of passion. 
Cf. OD. vlaege, D. vlaag, a gust, squall, shower, 
fit, whim, throes, =MLG. vlage, a sudden wind- 
storm, LG. flage, a storm-cloud or rain-cloud, 
flying before the wind. The D. and LG. forma 
are prob. also of Scand. origin.] 1. A sudden 
gust of wind ; a sudden and violent wind-storm. 
O, that that earth which kept the world in awe 
Should patch a wall to expel the winter's flaw ! 
Shak., Hamlet, v. 1. 
Expect rough seas, flaws, and contrary blasts. 
Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., i. 1. 
And he watched how the veering flaw did blow 
The smoke now west, now south. 
Longfellow, Wreck of the Hesperus. 
The southerly wind draws round the mountains and 
comes off in uncertain flaws. 
K. //. Dana, Jr., Before the Mast, p. 49. 
2f. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tu- 
mult; an uproar. 
And deluges of armies from the town 
Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. 
Dryden, Aurengzebe. 
3f. A sudden commotion of mind. 
O, these flaws and starts 
(Impostors to true fear) would well become 
A woman's story, at a winter's fire. 
Shak., Macbeth, iii. 4. 
= Syn. 1. Gust, etc. See winds, n. 
flaw 3 (fla), r. t. An obsolete or dialectal variant 
of flay*. 
flawet, a. [ME., prop, "flare, < OF. flave, < L. 
flavus, yellow : see flavous.] Yellow. 
And lillie forehede had this creature, 
With liueliche browes, flatce of colour pure. 
Court of Love, 1. 782. 
flawert, An obsolete variant of flayer. 
flawless (fla'les), a. [< flaw* + -less.] With- 
out flaw or defect. 
On the lecture slate 
The circle rounded under female hands 
With flawless demonstration. 
Tennyson, Princess, ii. 
Siena a few years since was a flawless gift of the Middle 
Ages to the modern imagination. 
H. James, Jr., Confidence, i. 
Different tints of the paint showed through flawless 
glass. The Century, XXIX. 17. 
flawlessly (fla'les-li), adv. Without flaw; per- 
fectly, as regards flaws or defects. 
But we know her to be good and flawlessly pure. 
Princeton Rev., July, 1884, p. "8. 
flawnt (flan), n. [< ME. flaun, flawn (also, 
rarely, flathen, flathons, pi., prob. from the ML. 
form flado(n-), though in the sing, form "flathe 
appar. cognate with the D. and G. forms), < OF. 
flaon, flan, F. flan, a custard, = Pr. flauzon = 
Sp. flaon = It. fladone, < ML. flado(n-), also 
flanto(n-), flanso(n-), flansonus, etc., < OHG. 
flado, MHG. vlade, G. fladen, a flat cake, pan- 
