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Definition of Fleams
1. fleam [n] - See also: fleam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleams
Literary usage of Fleams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1777)
"... of the ancient volcano, penetrated by the hot fleams of ... very well baked
and burnt at Naples, they are mollified again by the acid fleams into a ..."
2. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Sa. a chev. betw. three fleams arg. Company of BARBERS, London, temp. Henry VI;
Cotton. ¡IS. Tiberius D 10, fo. 808. Fleur-de-lis Az. a chev. or betw. in ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Ermine, two surgeon's fleams in saltire gules —TYTHERLEY, Hants. ... Argent, a
chevron gules between three fleams ..."
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