flouncen.¹

Brit.

/flaʊns/, U.S.

/flaʊns/

Forms: Also 1500s flownse, 1600s flownce.

Etymology: < flounce v.¹

a. A sudden fling or jerk of the body or a limb; a plunging or flopping movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > jerking > a jerk > specifically of the body

flounce1582

jut1709

flirtation1716

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 28 They [sc. two serpents] doe frisk with flownse to the shoare ward.

1802 M. Moore Lascelles III. 36 The instrument was lodged in the shark's body, which, after several dreadful flounces, sunk.

1810 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 144 A gripe of the paw, or flounce of the tail, may be our fortune.

1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. Flounce, a flying stroke.

b. A splash.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing

plashing1542

flounce1622

dash1785

plash1808

splasha1822

splosh1857

slush1880

sloshing1888

sploshing1929

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 193 The Mariner..as soone as he heard the flownce of the fall, presently cryde out Hombre a la mar.

2. A quick movement of the body, expressing impatience or disdain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > movement expressing irritation

flounce1751

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 182. ⁋12 He sometimes presumed to mention Marriage; but was always answered with a Hoot, and a Flounce.

1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People i. 5 Nabby turned her batch of dough over with a final flounce, as if to emphasize the statement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flouncen.²

Brit.

/flaʊns/, U.S.

/flaʊns/

Etymology: Alteration of earlier frounce n.¹, probably due to the influence of flounce v.¹(The alleged Anglo-Norman flounce, quoted in Skeat's Etym. Dict. (Suppl.), is a misprint for founce bottom (of a basin).

1. ‘An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a lady's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging and waving.’ (Welsh)

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > ruffle or frill

ruff?1523

chitterling1576

hand-ruff1581

peak1591

frislet1607

fall1634

ruffle1659

furbelow1706

flounce1726

Valenciennes1764

ruche1806

ruching1847

volant1851

flouncing1865

balayeuse1882

cascade1882

goffering1889

tier1934

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > flounce

frouncea1625

flounce1726

1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 7 From Fans and Flounces and Brocades.

1795 S. Rogers Words Mrs. Siddons 59 The grey Dowager, in ancient flounces.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. iii. 60 She was shaking out the flounces of the last [i.e. silk dresses].

in extended use.1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 220 The tramp~ricks should also be..well drawn all round close to the bottom..not leaving the hay in a flounce at the skirts.1891 S. Baring-Gould In Troubadour-land x. 130 Two limestone blocks fallen from the precipices above, lying on the flounce of rubble near the bottom of the promontory.

2. Military. The leather flap closing the holster-pipe.

ΚΠ

1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. iii. 106 Take off the right-hand glove, unbutton the flounce, and push forward the cloak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flouncev.¹

Brit.

/flaʊns/, U.S.

/flaʊns/

Forms: Also 1500s flounse, 1600s flownce.

Etymology: Agrees in sense and form with Norwegian flunsa to hurry, work briskly, Swedish dialect flunsa to fall with a splash; but as the Scandinavian words are not known earlier than the 18th cent., and the English word not till the 16th cent., historical connection cannot be proved.

a. intransitive. To go with agitated, clumsy, or violent motion; to dash, flop, plunge, rush. Also with away, out, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > with agitated or violent motion

flounce1542

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > suddenly

springeOE

outleaplOE

outspring?a1200

loukc1275

start?1316

bursta1325

to start outa1382

out-braida1400

sprentc1400

thringa1500

flush1548

flunge1582

protrude1626

explode1840

flounce1865

plunge1891

dartle1893

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 183^v Alexander..flounced me [ethic dative] into the floudde.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxviii. 80 He commanded them all at once to flownce into the river.

1737 A. Granville in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 588 We flounced into great holes of ice and snow, enough to swallow up coach and horses.

1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph II. 128 She flounced off the chair to the other end of the room.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 163 He flounced from the water like a carp.

1843 F. E. Paget Warden of Berkingholt 233 So saying, Mrs. Carraway flounced off in a passion.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. ix. 226 Upon which My Lady flounces out in a huff.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 28 Picotee flounced away from him in indignation.

figurative.1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 40 He thereupon resolved to flounce through.1760 S. Foote Minor ii. 72 One flower [of speech] flounc'd involuntarily from me, that day.

b. to flounce down; to flop down. to flounce over: to turn over abruptly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > flop down

flap1660

to flounce down1786

flop1870

bellyflop1914

the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert or turn over [verb (intransitive)] > of a person

to flounce over1852

1786 F. Burney Diary 25 Dec. (1842) III. 255 I..escape by mere miracle from flouncing down plump in all their faces!

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxvii. 232 Tom flounced over,..disarranging everything.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxxiii. 299 Rosey's mamma flouncing down on a chair.

2. intransitive. To make abrupt and jerky movements with the limbs or body; to throw the body about; to plunge, flounder, struggle. Also with about, up. Usually said of bulls, horses, or aquatic animals. to flounce it, said of a woman dancing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > make sudden movement [verb (intransitive)] > jerk

hotchc1440

hitch?1518

jerk1606

flounce1609

fluce1627

yarka1640

quirk1821

flip1862

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvi. xii. 77 After his horse had flounced & floundered with his heeles in the soft and clammie mud.

a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 109 When one hath struck a great fish, he plungeth and flounceth.

1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule iii. i. 1292 Whales..Now flounc'd and panted on the slimy Beach.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 217 Giving him a good strap he fflounc'd up againe.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 252 Laughing..to behold them [infants] flounce about and struggle for Life in the Water.

1779 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) IV. 163 One of them [his post-horses] began to kick and flounce, without any visible cause.

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xvii. 120 Trinkets, and ribbons, in which they flounce and flirt about.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. vii. 87 Some of them [women] flounced it in polka jackets.

figurative and in extended use.1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. xi. 168 Waters long dammed up, oft-times flownce, and flie out too violently, when their sluces are pulled up.1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 69 Wood that is green will rather smother..and crack, and flounce, than cast a brave light and a pleasant heat.1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 113 Despair is an unprofitable thing... 'Twill make a man..flounce and fling like a wild Bull in a net.

3. †To express displeasure or ill-temper by agitated movements. Obsolete. Also to flounce into a temper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > be or become irritated [verb (intransitive)] > express irritation by movement

flounce1702

1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 30 'Tis in vain to Flounce—and Discompose your self.

1756 S. Foote Englishman return'd from Paris ii. 46 If you flounce, I fly.

1883 Longman's Mag. July 294 The little German gentleman flounced into a temper.

†4. transitive. To dash or drive with violence; to fling with a flop or splash. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > violently

shoveOE

swengea1225

slata1250

sleata1250

dashc1290

thringa1300

hurlc1305

lashc1330

to ding downc1380

rampenc1390

dinga1400

reelc1400

rash1485

flounce1582

squat1658

ram1718

whang1820

slug1862

slam1870

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > so as to impinge on something > with a flop or splash

flounce1714

flop1823

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 18 What seas thee terribil hither Haue flounst?

1714 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 3) I. iii. 184 At last it broke, and by the fall of large Pieces of it into the Abyss, flounc'd up the Water.

1719 A. Smith Compl. Hist. Lives & Robberies Highway-men (ed. 5) II. 321 He is flounc'd thence into the Sea.

1794 A. M. Bennett Ellen III. 107 She flounced the door in his face.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flouncev.²

Brit.

/flaʊns/, U.S.

/flaʊns/

Etymology: Alteration of frounce v.: compare flounce n.²

†1. transitive. To curl, frizz, trim. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > furnish with artificial hair [verb (transitive)] > curl or frizz

flounce1672

fribble1756

1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iii. iii Let me Prune, and Flounce my Perruque a little.

2. To adorn or trim with a flounce or with flounces; also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (transitive)] > other

fur13..

buttonc1380

lashc1440

pointa1470

set1530

tuft1535

vent1547

ruff1548

spangle1548

string1548

superbody1552

to pull out1553

quilt1555

flute1578

seam1590

seed1604

overtrim1622

ruffle1625

tag1627

furbelow1701

tuck1709

flounce1711

pipe1841

skirt1848

ruche1855

pouch1897

panel1901

stag1902

create1908

pin-fit1926

ease1932

pre-board1940

post-board1963

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶5 She was flounced and furbelowed from Head to Foot.

1716 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 381 They have got into the..fashion..of flouncing the petticoat so very deep, that it looks like an entire coat of lutestring.

1749 H. Walpole Lett. (1857) II. 170 He has..flounced himself with flowering shrubs.

1814 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 274 Striped muslin to flounce my gowns.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 403 It must take scores and scores of yards to flounce her.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 34 The tarnished piece was drawn out of the theatrical wardrobe..[and] flounced with new scenes.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 308 Its basement flounced round with trees.

absolute.1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 171 They could trim, flounce, and furbelow to admiration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flounceadv.

Brit.

/flaʊns/, U.S.

/flaʊns/

Etymology: The verb stem so used.

With a flounce; with a sudden jerk or flop.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb]

flounce1582

startingly1693

flick1862

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 61 Flownce to the stars towring thee fire, lyke a pellet, is hurled.

1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C3^v He fell flounce into the Saddle.

1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem ii. 12 He comes flounce into Bed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1582

n.²1726

v.¹1542

v.²1672

adv.1582

单词	flounce
释义	flouncen.¹ Brit. /flaʊns/, U.S. /flaʊns/ Forms: Also 1500s flownse, 1600s flownce. Etymology: < flounce v.¹ 1. a. A sudden fling or jerk of the body or a limb; a plunging or flopping movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > jerking > a jerk > specifically of the body flounce1582 jut1709 flirtation1716 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 28 They [sc. two serpents] doe frisk with flownse to the shoare ward. 1802 M. Moore Lascelles III. 36 The instrument was lodged in the shark's body, which, after several dreadful flounces, sunk. 1810 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 144 A gripe of the paw, or flounce of the tail, may be our fortune. 1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. Flounce, a flying stroke. b. A splash. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > splashing plashing1542 flounce1622 dash1785 plash1808 splasha1822 splosh1857 slush1880 sloshing1888 sploshing1929 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 193 The Mariner..as soone as he heard the flownce of the fall, presently cryde out Hombre a la mar. 2. A quick movement of the body, expressing impatience or disdain. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > movement expressing irritation flounce1751 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 182. ⁋12 He sometimes presumed to mention Marriage; but was always answered with a Hoot, and a Flounce. 1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People i. 5 Nabby turned her batch of dough over with a final flounce, as if to emphasize the statement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flouncen.² Brit. /flaʊns/, U.S. /flaʊns/ Etymology: Alteration of earlier frounce n.¹, probably due to the influence of flounce v.¹(The alleged Anglo-Norman flounce, quoted in Skeat's Etym. Dict. (Suppl.), is a misprint for founce bottom (of a basin). 1. ‘An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a lady's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging and waving.’ (Welsh) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > ruffle or frill ruff?1523 chitterling1576 hand-ruff1581 peak1591 frislet1607 fall1634 ruffle1659 furbelow1706 flounce1726 Valenciennes1764 ruche1806 ruching1847 volant1851 flouncing1865 balayeuse1882 cascade1882 goffering1889 tier1934 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > parts of > flounce frouncea1625 flounce1726 1726 J. Swift Cadenus & Vanessa 7 From Fans and Flounces and Brocades. 1795 S. Rogers Words Mrs. Siddons 59 The grey Dowager, in ancient flounces. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. iii. 60 She was shaking out the flounces of the last [i.e. silk dresses]. in extended use.1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 220 The tramp~ricks should also be..well drawn all round close to the bottom..not leaving the hay in a flounce at the skirts.1891 S. Baring-Gould In Troubadour-land x. 130 Two limestone blocks fallen from the precipices above, lying on the flounce of rubble near the bottom of the promontory. 2. Military. The leather flap closing the holster-pipe. ΚΠ 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. iii. 106 Take off the right-hand glove, unbutton the flounce, and push forward the cloak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flouncev.¹ Brit. /flaʊns/, U.S. /flaʊns/ Forms: Also 1500s flounse, 1600s flownce. Etymology: Agrees in sense and form with Norwegian flunsa to hurry, work briskly, Swedish dialect flunsa to fall with a splash; but as the Scandinavian words are not known earlier than the 18th cent., and the English word not till the 16th cent., historical connection cannot be proved. 1. a. intransitive. To go with agitated, clumsy, or violent motion; to dash, flop, plunge, rush. Also with away, out, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > with agitated or violent motion flounce1542 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > suddenly springeOE outleaplOE outspring?a1200 loukc1275 start?1316 bursta1325 to start outa1382 out-braida1400 sprentc1400 thringa1500 flush1548 flunge1582 protrude1626 explode1840 flounce1865 plunge1891 dartle1893 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 183^v Alexander..flounced me [ethic dative] into the floudde. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxviii. 80 He commanded them all at once to flownce into the river. 1737 A. Granville in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 588 We flounced into great holes of ice and snow, enough to swallow up coach and horses. 1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph II. 128 She flounced off the chair to the other end of the room. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 163 He flounced from the water like a carp. 1843 F. E. Paget Warden of Berkingholt 233 So saying, Mrs. Carraway flounced off in a passion. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. ix. 226 Upon which My Lady flounces out in a huff. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 28 Picotee flounced away from him in indignation. figurative.1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 40 He thereupon resolved to flounce through.1760 S. Foote Minor ii. 72 One flower [of speech] flounc'd involuntarily from me, that day. b. to flounce down; to flop down. to flounce over: to turn over abruptly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > flop down flap1660 to flounce down1786 flop1870 bellyflop1914 the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert or turn over [verb (intransitive)] > of a person to flounce over1852 1786 F. Burney Diary 25 Dec. (1842) III. 255 I..escape by mere miracle from flouncing down plump in all their faces! 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxvii. 232 Tom flounced over,..disarranging everything. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxxiii. 299 Rosey's mamma flouncing down on a chair. 2. intransitive. To make abrupt and jerky movements with the limbs or body; to throw the body about; to plunge, flounder, struggle. Also with about, up. Usually said of bulls, horses, or aquatic animals. to flounce it, said of a woman dancing. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > make sudden movement [verb (intransitive)] > jerk hotchc1440 hitch?1518 jerk1606 flounce1609 fluce1627 yarka1640 quirk1821 flip1862 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvi. xii. 77 After his horse had flounced & floundered with his heeles in the soft and clammie mud. a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 109 When one hath struck a great fish, he plungeth and flounceth. 1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule iii. i. 1292 Whales..Now flounc'd and panted on the slimy Beach. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 217 Giving him a good strap he fflounc'd up againe. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iii. 252 Laughing..to behold them [infants] flounce about and struggle for Life in the Water. 1779 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) IV. 163 One of them [his post-horses] began to kick and flounce, without any visible cause. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xvii. 120 Trinkets, and ribbons, in which they flounce and flirt about. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. vii. 87 Some of them [women] flounced it in polka jackets. figurative and in extended use.1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. xi. 168 Waters long dammed up, oft-times flownce, and flie out too violently, when their sluces are pulled up.1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 69 Wood that is green will rather smother..and crack, and flounce, than cast a brave light and a pleasant heat.1688 J. Bunyan Good News for Vilest of Men 113 Despair is an unprofitable thing... 'Twill make a man..flounce and fling like a wild Bull in a net. 3. †To express displeasure or ill-temper by agitated movements. Obsolete. Also to flounce into a temper. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > be or become irritated [verb (intransitive)] > express irritation by movement flounce1702 1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 30 'Tis in vain to Flounce—and Discompose your self. 1756 S. Foote Englishman return'd from Paris ii. 46 If you flounce, I fly. 1883 Longman's Mag. July 294 The little German gentleman flounced into a temper. †4. transitive. To dash or drive with violence; to fling with a flop or splash. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > violently shoveOE swengea1225 slata1250 sleata1250 dashc1290 thringa1300 hurlc1305 lashc1330 to ding downc1380 rampenc1390 dinga1400 reelc1400 rash1485 flounce1582 squat1658 ram1718 whang1820 slug1862 slam1870 the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > so as to impinge on something > with a flop or splash flounce1714 flop1823 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 18 What seas thee terribil hither Haue flounst? 1714 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 3) I. iii. 184 At last it broke, and by the fall of large Pieces of it into the Abyss, flounc'd up the Water. 1719 A. Smith Compl. Hist. Lives & Robberies Highway-men (ed. 5) II. 321 He is flounc'd thence into the Sea. 1794 A. M. Bennett Ellen III. 107 She flounced the door in his face. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flouncev.² Brit. /flaʊns/, U.S. /flaʊns/ Etymology: Alteration of frounce v.: compare flounce n.² †1. transitive. To curl, frizz, trim. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > furnish with artificial hair [verb (transitive)] > curl or frizz flounce1672 fribble1756 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iii. iii Let me Prune, and Flounce my Perruque a little. 2. To adorn or trim with a flounce or with flounces; also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (transitive)] > other fur13.. buttonc1380 lashc1440 pointa1470 set1530 tuft1535 vent1547 ruff1548 spangle1548 string1548 superbody1552 to pull out1553 quilt1555 flute1578 seam1590 seed1604 overtrim1622 ruffle1625 tag1627 furbelow1701 tuck1709 flounce1711 pipe1841 skirt1848 ruche1855 pouch1897 panel1901 stag1902 create1908 pin-fit1926 ease1932 pre-board1940 post-board1963 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶5 She was flounced and furbelowed from Head to Foot. 1716 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 381 They have got into the..fashion..of flouncing the petticoat so very deep, that it looks like an entire coat of lutestring. 1749 H. Walpole Lett. (1857) II. 170 He has..flounced himself with flowering shrubs. 1814 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 274 Striped muslin to flounce my gowns. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 403 It must take scores and scores of yards to flounce her. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 34 The tarnished piece was drawn out of the theatrical wardrobe..[and] flounced with new scenes. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 308 Its basement flounced round with trees. absolute.1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 171 They could trim, flounce, and furbelow to admiration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flounceadv. Brit. /flaʊns/, U.S. /flaʊns/ Etymology: The verb stem so used. With a flounce; with a sudden jerk or flop. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb] flounce1582 startingly1693 flick1862 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 61 Flownce to the stars towring thee fire, lyke a pellet, is hurled. 1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. C3^v He fell flounce into the Saddle. 1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem ii. 12 He comes flounce into Bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1582n.²1726v.¹1542v.²1672adv.1582
随便看	brothers of charity brothers of the free spirit brothers-german brothers-in-law brothership brotherslayer brotherwort brothery brother–sister brothfall broths brothy brotle brotulid brouch broudur brough brougham brougham-hansom broughamhansom broughams broughs brought brought about brought back

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