FLOTING

Verb

floting

present participle of flote

Anagrams

• lofting

Source: Wiktionary


FLOTE

Flote, v. t.

Definition: To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] Tusser.

Flote, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float, n.]

Definition: A wave. [Obs.] "The Mediterranean flote." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

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