10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAMFEW»
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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
flambuginous [flam-byoo-djuh-nus] a rare adjective meaning 'deceptive, fictitious,
sham.' Related to the flam of flimflam and flamfew,'a gewgaw.' Flamfew is related
to a Latin word meaning 'a bubble, a lie.' Flamingantism [flam-ing-gan-tiz-um] ...
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Concise English Dictionary
[ Perh. flim-flam or flamfew. ] flambe fldm'bd, fla-bd, adj. (also flambeed fldm'bdd)
in cookery, prepared or served with a dressing of flaming liquor, usu. brandy. [Fr.,
pa.p. offlamber. to flame, singe.] ftambeauy7am'/>d, n. a flaming torch: — pi.
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The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... engagement, fight, fray, hostilities, row, skirmish. strife, struggle, war, warfare, v.
agitate, argue, campaign, clamour, combat, contend, contest, crusade, dispute,
feud, fight, strive, struggle, war. bauble n. bagatelle, flamfew, gewgaw, gimerack,
...
Wordsworth, William, 1993
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My Year Before the Mast
FIGUREHEAD: Ornamental forward curbing termination of the outwater,
immediately below the bowsprit, usually a statue or bust of a mythological
personage, or a noted admiral. FLAMFEW: An ancient word for moonlight
reflected on water.
Annette Brock Davis, 1999
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
... in C.19 coll, in C.20 † except in dial. and Australian, the same applying
dialectally to the rare adj. and the common v. Perhaps abbr. flim-flam, which,
however, is recorded later: W. suggests that it derives ex Scottish flamfew, a trifle,
gew-gaw.
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English Language Word Builder
... AGRAFFE BAKEOFF CAFFILA CAITIFF DISTAFF DUSTOFF FANCIFY
FARCIFY FIXATIF FLAMFEW FRITFLY+ FRUTIFY HANDOFF HUFFISH
MAFFLED MAFFLINg OFFERER OFFEROR RAFFISH RAKEOFF SELLOFF
SHUTOFF SUFFARI ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Perhaps abbr. flim-flam, which, however, is recorded later: W. suggests that it
derives ex Scottish flamfew, a trifle, gew-gaw.—2. The single beat of a drum: (-—
1791; ob.) orig. military s.;'in C.19 gen. 5. > coll.; in C20, S.E. but ob. Grose, 3rd
ed.
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The Chambers Dictionary
[Perh flim-flam or flamfew] flam2. See flawn. fiambeflam'ba orfla-bs, ad/ (of a
Chinese ceramic glaze) dense and iridescent with streaky colour effect (usu red
and blue) produced by irregular application or uneven firing; decorated with such
a ...
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The University of Texas Studies in English
25. conserve "to make into a conserve" 26. corporal punishment 27. crookle "to
coo" 28. empoisoned "steeped in poison" 29. entreaty "supplication" 30. facture "
act or process of making" 31. fenriel giant 32. flamfew 33, 34. gilthead, goldeney
...
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Chambers English-Hindi Dictionary
... flamelet Btít 5ТТг; flame-thrower çftWTifr (тт), «чНт T#Ti; eejií. flaming ТД
5ГТ5Т; Tïi; ^т, згтг, ^trtft^T; ттт; flammable (U.S.) жИнМг?т; flamy 'JTMT ^TT ТТ
ЗТЖТ 5тВ flamenco n. «M 1 0' iT TTÇT flamfew л. »FT, 5jÇSt TTTST TTÍT
flamingo л.
Sureśa Avasthī, Indujā Avasthī, 1981
