† flaggishadj.
Obsolete.
Somewhat ‘flag’ or lank; = flaggy adj.2 1.
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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > thin, lank
sheerc1400
slank1668
flaggish1669
scratchy1820
stringy1956
the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply
droop?1507
flagging1540
sag1541
lolling1567
flaggy1576
fagged1578
flag1591
drooping1600
slouching1611
emarcid1661
flaggish1669
slouchy1693
tangly1812
sunken1823
adroop1833
saggy1853
loppy1855
floppy1858
drooped1873
flippy-floppy1905
1669 London Gaz. No. 402/4 Of a brown flaggish Hair.
1685 London Gaz. No. 2058/4 A tall slender man, flaggish lank Hair.
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adj.1669- flower-bug
- flower-court
- flower-crowned
- flower-cup
- flower-de-luce
- flower-decked
- flower-embroidered
- flower-enamelled
- flower-faced
- flower-fancier
- flower-fence
- flower-fly
- flower-garden
- flower-garland
- flower-gatherer
- flower-gathering
- flower-gentle
- flower-head
- flower-honey
- flower-infolding
- flower-inwoven
- flower-jar
- flower-knot
- flower-leaf
- flower-like