flotn.1
/flɒt/, U.S. /flɑt/, Scottish English /flɔt/ Now only Scottish.
‘The scum of a pot of broth when it is boiling’ (Jamieson).
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the world > food and drink > food > fat or oil > [noun] > dripping or skimming
flotc1400
flotessec1440
dripping1463
range1469
kitchen-feec1485
kitchen stuff1565
kitchen-gain1589
gag1820
beef-fat1836
fond1965
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1011 As a furnes ful of flot þat vpon fyr boyles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
flotn.2
/flɒt/ Mining.
(See quot. 1881.)
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1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Ij Some of these Flots carry good Ore where never Vein was yet Discovered.
1881 Dakyns in Nature No. 620. 473 The word ‘flot’ is a miner's term for ore lying between the beds, or at certain definite horizons in the strata. In text-books flots are generally called ‘flats’ or ‘flattings’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
flotn.3
/flɒt/ A trimming of lace or loops of ribbon, arranged in over-lapping rows.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > other
label1440
tag1570
O1587
velvet-guard1598
seam1687
looping1690
patte1835
sequin1857
flot1872
torsade1872
Sicilian embroidery1882
astrakhan1887
goffering1889
fob1894
strass1926
1872 Young Englishwoman Nov. 595/2 A flot of mauve ribbon falling over the chignon.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 211/2 Flôts. A French term, used to signify successive loops of ribbon or lace arranged to lie over-lapping one another in rows, so as to resemble the flow of small waves... What is called a Flôt-bow is made after the same style.
1902 Daily Chron. 12 Apr. 8/3 The long flots of frills.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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