FLOR

Meaning of FLOR in English

■ noun yeast allowed to develop in a whitish film on the surface of dry (fino) sherries during fermentation.

Origin

C19: from Sp., lit. 'flower'.

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FLOR — n I. flower (1. blossom; 2. flowering plant; 3. the best part); II. virginity; flor de farina flour; flor de …
Interlingua English vocab
FLOR — I. ˈflȯ(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, mold, flower, from Latin flor-, flos flower — more at blow : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOR. — flourished. [ floruit ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOR- — var. of flori-: florist.
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FLOR. — ■ abbreviation floruit.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLOR. — abbr. floruit.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOR. — abbr. floruit.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLOR. — abbr. floruit.
Oxford English vocab
FLOR — исп. флор (в переводе — "плесень"; дрожжевая пленка, образующаяся на поверхности вин при контакте с воздухом; при выдержке таких вин, как …
Англо-Русский толковый словарь
FLOR, ROGER DE — born 1280, Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies died April 4, 1305, Adrianople, Byzantine Empire Sicilian-born military adventurer and mercenary …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLOWER — flor. ~ BED: flor-bed; v. florar, florescer
English interlingue dictionary
FLOOR — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; akin to Old High German fluor meadow, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLOWERING — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English flouring, from present participle of flouren to flower, flourish — more at flower 1. obsolete …
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FLOWER
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FLOOR — I. ˈflō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; …
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THRESHING FLOOR — noun Etymology: Middle English thresschinge flor, from thresschinge, thresshinge (gerund of thresschen, thresshen to thresh) + flor floor : ground …
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PHLOROGLUCINOL — /flawr'euh glooh"seuh nawl', -nol', flor'-/ , n. Chem. a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 …
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FLOWER — /flow"euhr/ , n. 1. the blossom of a plant. 2. Bot. a. the part of a seed plant comprising the …
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FLORUIT — /floh"rddooh it/ ; Eng. /flawr"yooh it, flohr"-, flor"-/ , n. Latin. he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period …
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FLORIST — /flawr"ist, flohr"-, flor"-/ , n. 1. a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc. 2. a grower of flowers. [ 1615-25; …
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FLORID — — floridity /flaw rid"i tee, fleuh-/ , floridness , n. — floridly , adv. /flawr"id, flor"-/ , adj. 1. reddish; …
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FLORI- — a combining form meaning "flower," used in the formation of compound words: floriferous. Also, flor- . [ flori-, equiv. to …
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FLOOR — — floorless , adj. /flawr, flohr/ , n. 1. that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms …
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FLOOR — I. ˈflȯr noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; akin to Old High German fluor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLOWER — ■ noun 1》 the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) typically surrounded by brightly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLOWER — [flow.er] n [ME flour flower, best of anything, flour, fr. OF flor, flour, fr. L flor-, flos--more at blow] (13c) …
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FLORID — [flor.id] adj [L floridus blooming, flowery, fr. florere] (ca. 1656) 1 a obs: covered with flowers b: very flowery in …
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FLOOR — [floor] n, often attrib [ME flor, fr. OE flor; akin to OHG fluor meadow, L planus level, and perh. to …
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SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA — Use the arrow and pause controls to operate the map. Use the arrow and pause controls to operate the map. …
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NORTHEASTERN SCHOOL — Portuguese Colgio Nordestino, group of 20th-century Brazilian regional writers whose fiction dealt primarily with the culture and social problems of …
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MICHAEL IX PALAEOLOGUS — born c. 1277 died Oct. 12, 1320, Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire Byzantine co-emperor with his father, Andronicus II, from 1295 who, …
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