floresn.1
/ˈflɔːrɪz/, /ˈflɔːriːz/, /ˈflɔːrɪs/, U.S. /ˈflɔrəs/ Obsolete.
1. Old Chemistry. (See quot. 1706.)
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > sublimation > solid product of
alcohol1543
sublimatea1626
sublimation1646
flores1663
mascagnite1868
1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. 213 The same Aurum fulminans being calcin'd with..Flowers of Brimstone, till the Flores be burnt away.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Flores..in Chymistry, the more subtil parts of a substance separated from the grosser by Sublimation.
2. nonce use. ‘Flowers’ of speech.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment > an) ornament(s)
coloursc1405
rhetoricc1425
gaudc1430
flower1508
flourish1603
embellishment1632
flosculation1651
floscule1669
gayness1670
floresa1734
taga1734
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §94 One may also admire how the Author comes by these Flores of the Canaglia.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
floresn.2
/ˈflɒrɛs/ (See quots.)
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > indigo > quality of
flores1858
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Flores, a commercial classification of indigo, the best quality of dye from Nos. 7 to 9.
1885 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) II. 333 South American [indigo]...Its qualities are distinguished as follows:—1st, Flores; 2nd, Sobres; and 3rd, Cortes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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