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"Section F, G and H"


Shak.


Not a flight drawn home

E'er made that haste that they have.
Beau. &
Fl.


7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov.
Eng.] Wright.


Flight feathers (Zoöl.), the
wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard
wing. See Bird.
-- To put to flight,
To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to
force to flee; to rout.


Syn. -- Pair; set. See Pair.


Flight"ed (?), a. 1.
Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition. "Drowsy-
flighted steeds." Milton.


2. (Her.) Feathered; -- said of
arrows.


Flight"er (?), n. (Brewing)
A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a
cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor.

Knight.


Flight"i*ly (?), adv. In a flighty
manner.


Flight"i*ness, n. The state or
quality of being flighty.


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