(historical) An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
cloof
cloof
noun
Alternative form of kloof
falco
flock
flock
noun
(Christianity) A religious congregation.
A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
A large number of people.
A lock of wool or hair.
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.herd/flock
Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
verb
(intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
(transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
(transitive, obsolete) To flock to; to crowd.
To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
flocs
flocs
noun
plural of floc
focal
focal
adj
(medicine) Limited to a small area.
Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
noun
(Wicca) An object that is used to focus concentration when performing magic.
(geometry, obsolete) One of two lines perpendicular to the axis of a cone such that the cosine of the angle between the line and the axis is equal to the ratio of the cosines o the semiangles of the cone.
A major point of interest; an attraction.
A representative of a group or class of people within an organizational system.
A sign or similar type of marketing material designed to draw attention to special deals.
An exemplar of a concept.
The central or most important element of something; a focal element.
The individual who is the focus of a study or review, when the study or review is based on that individual's interactions with others.
folic
folic
adj
Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.