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| Expression | 1. A cap with wings, formerly worn by women. -- Fly drill , a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward. --Knight. Fly fishing , the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. --Walton. Fly flap , an implement for killing flies. -- Fly governor , a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuckle (Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and L. Xylosteum . -- Fly hook , a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. -- Fly leaf , an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. -- Fly maggot , a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: FLY CAP
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| Fly cap | A cap with wings, formerly worn by women. -- Fly drill , a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward. --Knight. Fly fishing , the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. --Walton. Fly flap , an implement for killing flies. -- Fly governor , a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuckle (Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and L. Xylosteum . -- Fly hook , a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. -- Fly leaf , an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. -- Fly maggot , a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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