Definition of flock

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Flock (n.) Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. / pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture..

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Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit..
Floccillation :: Floccillation (n.) A delirious picking of bedclothes by a sick person, as if to pick off flocks of wool; carphology; -- an alarming symptom in acute diseases..
Flock :: Flock (sing. / pl.) Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose..
Flocking :: Flocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Floc.
Fold :: Fold (n.) A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold..
Bevy :: Bevy (n.) A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes..
Gaggle :: Gaggle (v. i.) A flock of wild geese.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A flock of widgeons.
Flush :: Flush (n.) A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
Scry :: Scry (v.) A flock of wild fowl.
Flock :: Flock (n.) A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl..
Flock :: Flock (n.) A lock of wool or hair.
Flock :: Flock (v. t.) To flock to; to crowd.
Covey :: Covey (n.) A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges..
Snowbird :: Snowbird (n.) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / Plectrophanes, nivalis) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight..
Flocky :: Flocky (a.) Abounding with flocks; floccose.
Flockling :: Flockling (n.) A lamb.
Pick :: Pick (n.) That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock..
Flock :: Flock (n.) A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge..
Firstling :: Firstling (n.) The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock..
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