flies 音标拼音: [fl'ɑɪz]
v . 飞
飞
flies n 1 : (
theater )
the space over the stage (
out of view of the audience )
used to store scenery (
drop curtains )
Fly \
Fly \,
n .;
pl . {
Flies } (
fl [
imac ]
z ). [
OE .
flie ,
flege ,
AS .
fl [=
y ]
ge ,
fle ['
o ]
ge ,
fr .
fle ['
o ]
gan to fly ;
akin to D .
vlieg ,
OHG .
flioga ,
G .
fliege ,
Icel . &
Sw .
fluga ,
Dan .
flue . [
root ]
84 .
See {
Fly },
v .
i .]
1 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any winged insect ;
esp .,
one with transparent wings ;
as ,
the Spanish fly ;
firefly ;
gall fly ;
dragon fly .
(
b )
Any dipterous insect ;
as ,
the house fly ;
flesh fly ;
black fly .
See {
Diptera },
and Illust .
in Append .
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2 .
A hook dressed in imitation of a fly , --
used for fishing .
"
The fur -
wrought fly ." --
Gay .
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3 .
A familiar spirit ;
a witch '
s attendant . [
Obs .]
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A trifling fly ,
none of your great familiars . --
B .
Jonson .
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4 .
A parasite . [
Obs .] --
Massinger .
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5 .
A kind of light carriage for rapid transit ,
plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse . [
Eng .]
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6 .
The length of an extended flag from its staff ;
sometimes ,
the length from the "
union "
to the extreme end .
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7 .
The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows .
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8 . (
Naut .)
That part of a compass on which the points are marked ;
the compass card . --
Totten .
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9 . (
Mech .)
(
a )
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis ,
to act as a fanner ,
or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air ,
as in the striking part of a clock .
(
b )
A heavy wheel ,
or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis ,
to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia ,
where the power communicated ,
or the resistance to be overcome ,
is variable ,
as in the steam engine or the coining press .
See {
Fly wheel } (
below ).
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10 . (
Knitting Machine )
The piece hinged to the needle ,
which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop ;
a latch . --
Knight .
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11 .
The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin ,
in a spinning wheel or spinning frame ,
to twist the yarn .
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12 . (
Weaving )
A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk . --
Knight .
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13 .
(
a )
Formerly ,
the person who took the printed sheets from the press .
(
b )
A vibrating frame with fingers ,
attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work .
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14 .
The outer canvas of a tent with double top ,
usually drawn over the ridgepole ,
but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place .
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15 .
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater .
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16 .
The fore flap of a bootee ;
also ,
a lap on trousers ,
overcoats ,
etc .,
to conceal a row of buttons .
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17 . (
Baseball )
A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance ,
usually high in the air ;
also ,
the flight of a ball so struck ;
as ,
it was caught on the fly .
Also called {
fly ball }. "
a fly deep into right field "
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18 . (
Cotton Manuf .)
Waste cotton .
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{
Black fly }, {
Cheese fly }, {
Dragon fly ,
etc .}
See under {
Black }, {
Cheese },
etc . -- {
Fly agaric } (
Bot .),
a mushroom ({
Agaricus muscarius }),
having a narcotic juice which ,
in sufficient quantities ,
is poisonous . -- {
Fly block }
(
Naut .),
a pulley whose position shifts to suit the working of the tackle with which it is connected ; --
used in the hoisting tackle of yards . -- {
Fly board } (
Printing Press ),
the board on which printed sheets are deposited by the fly . -- {
Fly book },
a case in the form of a book for anglers '
flies . --
Kingsley .{
Fly cap },
a cap with wings ,
formerly worn by women . -- {
Fly drill },
a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel ,
the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward . --
Knight .{
Fly fishing },
the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies ;
fishing using a fly [
2 ]
as bait . --
Walton . -- --
{
Fly fisherman },
one who fishes using natural or artificial flies [
2 ]
as bait ,
especially one who fishes exclusively in that manner . -- {
Fly flap },
an implement for killing flies . -- {
Fly governor },
a governor for regulating the speed of an engine ,
etc .,
by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air . -- {
Fly honeysuckle } (
Bot .),
a plant of the honeysuckle genus ({
Lonicera }),
having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs ,
as {
L .
ciliata }
and {
L .
Xylosteum }. -- {
Fly hook },
a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly . -- {
Fly leaf },
an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book ,
circular ,
programme ,
etc . --
{
Fly maggot },
a maggot bred from the egg of a fly . --
Ray .
{
Fly net },
a screen to exclude insects .
{
Fly nut } (
Mach .),
a nut with wings ;
a thumb nut ;
a finger nut .
{
Fly orchis } (
Bot .),
a plant ({
Ophrys muscifera }),
whose flowers resemble flies .
{
Fly paper },
poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that feed upon or are entangled by it .
{
Fly powder },
an arsenical powder used to poison flies .
{
Fly press },
a screw press for punching ,
embossing ,
etc .,
operated by hand and having a heavy fly .
{
Fly rail },
a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table .
{
Fly rod },
a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly .
{
Fly sheet },
a small loose advertising sheet ;
a handbill .
{
Fly snapper } (
Zool .),
an American bird ({
Phainopepla nitens }),
allied to the chatterers and shrikes .
The male is glossy blue -
black ;
the female brownish gray .
{
Fly wheel } (
Mach .),
a heavy wheel attached to machinery to equalize the movement (
opposing any sudden acceleration by its inertia and any retardation by its momentum ),
and to accumulate or give out energy for a variable or intermitting resistance .
See {
Fly },
n .,
9 .
{
On the fly } (
Baseball ),
still in the air ; --
said of a batted ball caught before touching the ground ..
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