1828 dictionary Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary 1828 webster
Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
1828 american dictionary
 
1828 dictionary online
May 26, 2012

Results
1828 dictionary(34) Words.

Found In

Bible Results
Webster
KJV
1828 dictionaryTo be ...
These Bibles or ...
1828 dictionary... Completed
... Maybe you pick two (KJV vs Young's Literal) if logged in
F  ›  flag
F › flag
1828 Definition

FLAG, v.i. [L. flacceo. See Flaccid. The sense is primarily to bend, or rather to recede, to lag.]

1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down as flexible bodies; to be loose and yielding; as the flagging sails.

2. To grow spiritless or dejected; to droop; to grow languid; as, the spirits flag.

3. To grow weak; to lose vigor; as, the strength flags.

4. To become dull or languid.

The pleasures of the town begin to flag.

FLAG, v.t. To let fall into feebleness; to suffer to drop; as, to flag the wings.

FLAG, n. A flat stone, or a pavement of flat stones.

1913 Definition
Flag (flag)
v. i.(fl1913 webster dictionaryg)
Flag
[imp. *** p. p. Flagged (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Flagging (?).] [Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. Flacker, Flag an ensign.]
  1. To hang loose without stiffness] to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

    As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast. T. Moore.

  2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags.

    The pleasures of the town begin to flag. Swift.

    Syn. -- To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.

  3. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.
    prior.
  4. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.

    Nothing so flags the spirits. Echard.

  5. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
  6. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information] -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
  7. A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
    (b)
  8. To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train.
  9. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.
  10. An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus.

    Cooper's flag, the cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the long leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels to make the latter water-tight. -- Corn flag. See under 2d Corn. -- Flag broom, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or rushes. -- Flag root, the root of the sweet flag. -- Sweet flag. See Calamus, n., 2.

  11. To furnish or deck out with flags.
  12. A flat stone used for paving.
    Woodward.
  13. Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
  14. To lay with flags of flat stones.

    The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble. Sandys.

  15. One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called also flag feather.
  16. To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity.

    The antelope are getting continually shyer and more difficult to flag. T. Roosevelt.

1828 dictionary
Noah Says...
Corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizens will be violated or disregarded.
 History of the United States :: 1832 




Kelly Hughes - The Fiesty Fashionista
Check out the fashion blog and learn about the life of Kelly Hughes, an apparel merchandising student about to graduate from college. Get a different perspective on the fashion world as she chronicles her experiences and interests during her last year of school.\




1828 dictionary
Browse
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
monte








myApp