- flocc
- (L). A lock of wool, flake
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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flocc — m ( es/ as) flock, company, troop … Old to modern English dictionary
Flock — Flock, n. [AS. flocc flock, company; akin to Icel. flokkr crowd, Sw. flock, Dan. flok; prob. orig. used of flows, and akin to E. fly. See {Fly}.] 1. A company or collection of living creatures; especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flocc crowd, band; akin to Old Norse flokkr crowd, band Date: 13th century 1. a group of animals (as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together 2. a group under the guidance of a leader;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Nórdico antiguo — Norrøna tunga, Norræn tunga … Wikipedia Español
Древнеисландский язык — Самоназвание: Norrœnt mál, Dǫnsk tunga Страны: Сканди … Википедия
Древнесеверный язык — Древнеисландский язык Самоназвание: Norrœnt mál, Dǫnsk tunga Страны: Скандинавия, Исландия, Гренландия, Фарерские о ва, Ирландия, Британские о ва, Винланд Вымер: Развился в современный исландский язык … Википедия
floccillation — /flok seuh lay sheuhn/, n. Pathol. a delirious picking of the bedclothes by the patient, as in certain fevers. Also called carphology. [1835 45; < L flocc(us) FLOCCUS + ill(us) dim. suffix + ATION] * * * … Universalium
flocculent — flocculence, flocculency, n. flocculently, adv. /flok yeuh leuhnt/, adj. 1. like a clump or tuft of wool. 2. covered with a soft, woolly substance. 3. consisting of or containing loose woolly masses. 4. flocky. 5. Chem. consisting of flocs and… … Universalium
flock — flock1 [flɔk US fla:k] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English flocc crowd ] [Sense: 4 5; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: floc piece of wool , from Latin floccus] 1.) a group of sheep, goats, or birds flock of … Dictionary of contemporary English
flock — {{11}}flock (n.1) O.E. flocc a group of persons, company, troop, related to O.N. flokkr crowd, troop, band, M.L.G. vlocke crowd, flock (of sheep); not found in other Germanic languages; perhaps related to folc people, but the metathesis would… … Etymology dictionary
