Definition of Flyings

1. flying [n] - See also: flying

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flyings

flying sport
flying sports
flying spot microscope
flying squad
flying squirrel
flying squirrels
flying start
flying starts
flying the coop
flying the nest
flying toilets
flying visit
flyingfish
flyingfishes
flyings (current term)
flyleaf
flyleafs
flyleaves
flyless
flymaker
flymakers
flyman
flymen
flyness
flyoff
flyoffs
flyout
flyouts
flyover

Literary usage of Flyings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by European Orthodontic Society, Lina Oswald, Northern Ohio Dental Society, Ossory Archaeological Society, Wentworth Historical Society, Society of Automobile Engineers (1910)
"In a spinning room for instance the wool flyings are ... Where the flyings carry certain amounts of dyestuffs and starch, allowance must be made, ..."

2. Transactions by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Institution of Public Health Engineers (Great Britain) (1890)
"Can you tell how much flyings you get from the loom, and the product of the loom with ... I could not tell the difference in the flyings. The PRESIDENT. ..."

3. The American Cotton Spinner and Managers' and Carders' Guide: A Practical by Robert H. Baird (1863)
"The belts and journals should be free from flyings, sand, and other matter. The workers and strippers should be placed next to the feeding-rollers, ..."

4. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"... fibers or materials producing combustible flyings are handled, manufactured or used. Class I, Division 2 is an area where ..."

5. Shakespeare from Betterton to Irving by George Clinton Densmore Odell (1920)
"new Scenes, Machines, as flyings for the Witches; with all the Singing and ... There are many songs and dances provided for, and a few "flyings for the ..."

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