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adj
Represented as flying (fluttering) or floating mid-air or in water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A mass of floating vegetation, especially on the waters of the Mississippi delta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of floatant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Old French flotant, (French flottant), present participle of floter (“to float”).
