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i~g to :h! q~:tli ly of Ihe gcnmllyPlluing Ihe
tillO' 1\\'0 hcc~ks, a eual'ICr on~ r," I, "nd n~,1 lli ro'
a¡¡Il~ hec~lc.
f lQX ./;r (Q/ntrick ond fin<Id'W/I, thr/Qf! ond Iner, is
01'&'0 io a maoller fome'wh'l diffcrenl. lt is OOt
Ikulcli~d Co Ihorl'u;:hly " co11mun \Vhieh f..onl
Ihe fkulch procecds 10 Ihe I.e, Ue, and fromIh:1I 10 lhe
Cpinna :. whcrcas Ihis lir,e Il..x, afrer a rough P.(Uleh
ing, is Cw ped and clcanrcd \\'llh ablu nl knil~ "pOIl llie
"'orkm~n's-knee covercd wilh his /,alher apron; frunl
the knife il proeccds to Ihe Cplnner, IIho, wilh a brufll
made fO rlhe purpofc, IlrJlgh,s alld drelres eaeh paleel
jull b~rore Ibe begins 10Cpin il.
r...J-FL AX. Sre L,NAR ,A .
FLEA, in lOO/Ogy. See PULE " .
f LEA SANE, in bOlany. SeeCON YlA.
fUA BITTEN, lhal e%llr of a horCe, w~ieh is white
01' grey, (puned all over .·ilh oark reddh (pots.
FLE,IM, in (urgerv and f.rriery, an inflrumenl for Jet·
'Iiog aman or horre bload A caCe of fl :ams, as il is
caBed by farriers, eompl ch~nds fix (OrlS of inflrumenls j
two hooked ones, called orall'crs, and u(ed fur clean·
ing . 'ounds: a pen kr.ife ; a 1b1rp poinled IJncel, for
m, kong ineifions; and IWO , one Ibarp and Ihe
olher broad poio,ed. T hefe lafl are (omewhal like Ihe
point of a lancet, fixed in a flal handle, only DO longcr
Ihanis jufl neceffary10 op~o Ihe . eio.
FLECHE, a town oC' Frailee, lindel' Ihe meriJian of
London, l\Venly miles nonh·eaf! of Angers.
FLEECE, Ihe eoming of \Vool, Iboro off Ihe bodies of
Ibeep See Vi OOL.
Ord" if the C.!á,n Ft.EECE, an order of knighlhood
innitutcd by Philip Il duke of Burgundy. Thtre
knighlSal fir~ were twenty fou r, befides Ihe duke hi m·
felf, who referved Ihe nomin' lion of Gx more : but
Charles V. 'oereaCed ,hem to fifly He g,ve ,he gu...•
dianlbip o'f Ihis order 10 h'is fon I'hHip king of Spain,
fioee whieh Ihe Sp nilb mondl'ehs are ehiefs of Ihe01"
der. The kniJhls had Ihree dilTerenl mantles ord.lin·
ed Ihem at the grand (ol.mni,y, the and fleeee.
FLEET, enmmonly implies a eompany of Ibips of IVar,
belonging-to . ny pnnce or Om: bUI [omelimes il de·
nOles any number of trading Ibips, employed in a par·
ticular branch of eommeree.
In f.iling, a Aeet of Olen of war is ufually divided
inlo Ihree (quadrons: Iheadmira!'s. Ihe vice admiral'"
and Ihe re,,·admir, l's fquadroo, all whieh, being dif·
tin~uifl\ed by their flags and pendanls, are 10pUl Ihem·
(elVtS, and, as oear as may be, 10 keep Ihemfdv"s in
their eufioma,y pl~ccs, viz. 1 he admiral, lI'ilh his
(qu~d(on, tO (" il in Ihe van, thal (o he may lead Ihe
",ay 10 alJ Ihe refl in Ihe oOY' lime, by Ihe lighl of his
flag in I~e main rop.mafl hcad j and in Ihe nigill lime,
by his ligh,s or bnlerns. T he viee·admiral and his
(quauron, is 10 rail in Ihe centre or miJd'e of Ihe
flett The rear.:..dmi"I, ano Ihe Olip! of his rguadroo,
is tu bring I1p Ihe real'. HlIIrOlOeli'I1CS orh, rdlll Gons
arem:,,!e j ,",1Ihofe eompuredof Ihe ligh\cr Olips anu
th; bdi f"ilor!, are pl."u as willgs 10 Ihe van, centre,
~nd rear,
FL EF. T i! al(o a nOled prirl," in Londoo, where perfor,s
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are commitled for conlcmpt cf Ihe I-:r,g and hi, la\vs,
panieul.lrJyof h:s couns of junice: 01' 101' dcbt, wltere
any perfon l'Iill nOI, or is un"ole tu pay his ereditors.
Thcreare larze rúlrs 2r.d a waroenhdc r.ging 10Ihe
n'el prifon, u'hieh had ils name flllm Ihe Ooal or Hm
of Ihe ri l'er or dilch, on me fioe whered i, Jlands.
FLENSBURCH, a pon town (ulljLL~ 10 Dennmk, fi,,·
Icen miles nOrlh of Ihe ci,y 01" Sk(wick.
FLESH. inanatOmy, afimilar, úbrous parr of an animal
body, (ofl ano bloody, beingIhal whmof mon of Ihe
olh. r pam are eompo(ed, 'lOO whereby Ihry are con·
neéled IOgelher : 01' more propc"¡y, il i9 ("eh parr. of
the body where the blooJ·vdf-ls are fo fmall, as
to relaioblood enongh 10 prererve Iheir colou r red.
FLEURY, a toIVn of , io 'frane., Ihin)' mile!
norrh of Chalons.
FLEXIU LE, in phyfies, a terrn applied lObodies capa·
ble of bClng be"t 01' oivened {rom Ibeir na~ural fi gure
01' direétion.
fLEXOR, in analorny, a name applied tO (ereral rt\'Jf.
cles, whieh are fo called from Iheir oflice, which is 10
benOthe par! 10 " hich Ihey beloog; inoppofilion10 Ihe
eXlenfoT<, which OpC!1 01' a~ch them. See ANATO'
MY , par! 11.
FLI NT, in nalural hiflor)', a :emipdlueid f1one, campo·
red o( eryllaldebafed with earrh, of one llnif. ·,m (ub·
f1anee, and fr,e fromveins j bUI of different degrees of
colour, aceording 10 the quantilYof earth it cootains,
anO nalurally (urrounded IVilh a whitilb erufl.
Flinlisa f10neof an eXlremely fine, eompaél, and firm
texlure, and very various, bOlh in fize and figure. lt
is of all Ihe degree! oC grey, fromnearly quite blaek,
to almofl quile white.. It breaks wilh a 6ne, even,
gloffy (urfaee ; and 1$ moderalely tranfparent, ver)'
haro, and ca pable of a fine pOrOI. It readily f1rikes
fire wilh f1eel, and makes not Ihe leafl effervefeenee
wilh aguaforris, and burns tO a IVhneoe(s. l IS ufes in
gla(s m:l:ing, ti(. are too \Vell known 10 oeed a parti.
cular reeilal.
FLOATAGES, all Ihings floating on the top of Ihe fea
or . ny waler, a word much ured in Ibe eommiffions of
water bai lirrs.
FLOOD. See DnucE .
FLORENCE, anarehbifllop'S fee and eily of Italy, fila·
ated on Ihe river Arno, in Tufcany, forry.five miles
ean of Leghorn : E. long. 12 0 !S', and N. lat. 43·
30 '. fl orenee is one of Ihe mofl eleganl 10llns in Ila·
Iy, h?s an unil'erfitY, and is fix miles in eireumferencr.
T hc f1anle" painl:ngs, and cllriofities in Ihe grand
dllkc's palace are theadmiralion of ua\'ellell.
FLURENT INE, a town of Champaign in Franee,
IlI'enIY'('iglt l miles foud,·well of lroyes.
FLOR ES, in ger:graphy, one of die Azur<S iOands, (ub·
jdl 10 Portugal.
FLOR ID STYLE, is Ihat 100 mue~ enriehcd wilh fignres
and finw"rs of rhelorie.
FLOIUDA, in geography, a name fi rf} gi"en C)' Ihe
Sp"niards 'o ,111 Ihal pm of Nonh America whid, liLS
nOl lb of Ihe gllll'h of Mexieo. How"'er, al! Ihal re·
lai"s Ihe name r/ol'ida. al prcfenl, is Ihe p,r.inr"la he·
lwecn ¡he UriliOI colony of Gror!;,a ar.J cape Flolida,
t ó N .il .