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Webster 1913 Edition
Fluxure
Flux′ure
(?; 138)
, Noun.
[L.
fluxura
a flowing.] 1.
The quality of being fluid.
[Obs.]
Fielding.
2.
Fluid matter.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
2.
To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
3.
To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks
fly
upward. Job v. 7.
4.
To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly;
as, a ship
flies
on the deep; a top flies
around; rumor flies
.Fly
, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. Milton.
The dark waves murmured as the ships
flew
on. Bryant.
5.
To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee;
as, an enemy or a coward
. See Note under flies
Flee
. Fly
, ere evil intercept thy flight. Milton.
Whither shall I
fly
to escape their hands ? Shakespeare
6.
To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; – usually with a qualifying word;
as, a door
flies
open; a bomb flies
apart.To fly about
(Naut.)
, to change frequently in a short time; – said of the wind.
– To fly around
, to move about in haste.
[Colloq.]
– To fly at
, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly.
– To fly in the face of
, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist.
– To fly off
, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt.
– To fly on
, to attack.
– To fly open
, to open suddenly, or with violence.
– To fly out
. (a)
To rush out.
(b)
To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
– To let fly
. (a)
To throw or drive with violence; to discharge.
“A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.” Addison.
(b)
(Naut.)
To let go suddenly and entirely;
as,
.to let fly
the sheetsWebster 1828 Edition
Fluxure
FLUX'URE
,Noun.