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floe
English
Etymology
Early 19th century. Probably from Norwegian flo (“layer, slab”), from Old Norse fló (“layer”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /fl??/
- Homophones: flow, Flo
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
floe (plural floes)
- A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- Synonym: ice floe
Translations
References
- American Heritage Dictionary
Anagrams
- lofe
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floc
English
Alternative forms
- flocc
Etymology
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
Noun
floc (countable and uncountable, plural flocs)
- A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Anagrams
- FCOL, OFLC
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin floccus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?fl?k/
Noun
floc m (plural flocs)
- tuft, lock (a bunch of feathers, hair, or grass held together at the base)
- flake of snow
Derived terms
- flocadura
Further reading
- “floc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “floc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “floc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “floc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- flok
Etymology
From Latin floccus.
Noun
floc m
- flock, tuft
- flake
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin floccus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ok
Noun
floc m (plural floci)floc n (plural floace)
- floc, floccule
- tuft (of hair)
- flock (of wool)
- (slang) pubic hair
Declension
Masculine:
Neuter:
Related terms
- flocos
See also
- mi??
- smoc
- ?uvi??
- fulg
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