flaggy
1 Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of flaggy1
First recorded in 1570–80; flag 3 + -y 1
Origin of flaggy2
First recorded in 1840–50; flag 4 + -y 1
Origin of flaggy3
First recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle English flaggi “reedy”; see flag 2, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Dall Glic: He is coming up towards the flaggy shore!
From Three Wonder Plays by Gregory, Lady
The beaver-dam was huddled close to the clay bank of the far side and on the side, where I ran, the current spread out in a flaggy marsh.
From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
In lithological character it varies greatly; in one place it is a dark grey, somewhat crystalline limestone, elsewhere it passes into a flaggy, earthy or shaly condition, or even into a mere layer of nodules.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
The beds below these are referred to the English Yoredale series, and include some flaggy sandstones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
It consists of soft sands, with occasional intercalations of flaggy limestone.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
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