Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..

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Wool :: Wool (n.) The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates..
Zimb :: Zimb (n.) A large, venomous, two-winged fly, native of Abyssinia. It is allied to the tsetse fly, and, like the latter, is destructive to cattle..
Worth :: Worth (a.) Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense..
Flying :: Flying (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement..
Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook..
Blacks :: Blacks (n. pl.) Soot flying in the air.
Thunderbird :: Thunderbird (n.) An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher..
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
Flighted :: Flighted (a.) Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition.
Slug :: Slug (n.) Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug..
Soar :: Soar (v. i.) To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings..
Cavetto :: Cavetto (n.) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Honiton Lace :: Honiton lace () A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England..
Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..
Albatross :: Albatross (n.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere..
Skimming :: Skimming (n.) That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..
Brize :: Brize (n.) The breeze fly. See Breeze.
Vague :: Vague (v. i.) Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report..
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