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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flourished; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Flourishing.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF.
     flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos,
     floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
     1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy
        growing plant; a thrive.
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              A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . .
              soil.                                 --Bp. Horne.
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     2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort,
        happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be
        prominent and influental; specifically, of authors,
        painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or
        production.
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              When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps.
                                                    xcii 7
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              Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that
              by the means of their wickedness.     --Nelson.
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              We say
              Of those that held their heads above the crowd,
              They flourished then or then.         --Tennyson.
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     3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures
        and lofty expressions; to be flowery.
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              They dilate . . . and flourish long on little
              incidents.                            --J. Watts.
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     4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements,
        by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with
        fantastic and irregular motion.
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              Impetuous spread
              The stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head.
                                                    --Pope.
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     5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write
        graceful, decorative figures.
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     6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by
        way of ornament or prelude.
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              Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak.
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     7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. t.
     1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural
        or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to
        embellish. [Obs.] --Fenton.
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     2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with
        rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence;
        to set off with a parade of words. [Obs.]
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              Sith that the justice of your title to him
              Doth flourish the deceit.             --Shak.
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     3. To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in
        circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to
        brandish.
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              And flourishes his blade in spite of me. --Shak.
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     4. To develop; to make thrive; to expand. [Obs.]
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              Bottoms of thread . . . which with a good needle,
              perhaps may be flourished into large works. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, n.; pl. Flourishes.
     1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic]
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              The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never
              had the like.                         --Howell.
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     2. Decoration; ornament; beauty.
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              The flourish of his sober youth
              Was the pride of naked truth.         --Crashaw.
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     3. Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or
        vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite
        admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious
        copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures;
        show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit.
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              He lards with flourishes his long harangue.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely
        decorative figure.
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              The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible
              curiously printed.                    --Boyle.
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     5. A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of
        triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical
        composition; a cal; a fanfare.
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              A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums! --Shak.
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     6. The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as,
        the flourish of a sword.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flourished; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Flourishing.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF.
     flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos,
     floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]
     1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy
        growing plant; a thrive.
  
              A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . .
              soil.                                 --Bp. Horne.
  
     2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort,
        happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be
        prominent and influental; specifically, of authors,
        painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or
        production.
  
              When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps.
                                                    xcii 7
  
              Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that
              by the means of their wickedness.     --Nelson.
  
              We say Of those that held their heads above the
              crowd, They flourished then or then.  --Tennyson.
  
     3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures
        and lofty expressions; to be flowery.
  
              They dilate . . . and flourish long on little
              incidents.                            --J. Watts.
  
     4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements,
        by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with
        fantastic and irregular motion.
  
              Impetuous spread The stream, and smoking flourished
              o'er his head.                        --Pope.
  
     5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write
        graceful, decorative figures.
  
     6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by
        way of ornament or prelude.
  
              Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak.
  
     7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. t.
     1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural
        or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to
        embellish. [Obs.] --Fenton.
  
     2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with
        rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence;
        to set off with a parade of words. [Obs.]
  
              Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth
              flourish the deceit.                  --Shak.
  
     3. To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in
        circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to
        brandish.
  
              And flourishes his blade in spite of me. --Shak.
  
     4. To develop; to make thrive; to expand. [Obs.]
  
              Bottoms of thread . . . which with a good needle,
              perhaps may be flourished into large works. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flourish \Flour"ish\, n.; pl. Flourishes.
     1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic]
  
              The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never
              had the like.                         --Howell.
  
     2. Decoration; ornament; beauty.
  
              The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of
              naked truth.                          --Crashaw.
  
     3. Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or
        vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite
        admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious
        copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures;
        show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit.
  
              He lards with flourishes his long harangue.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely
        decorative figure.
  
              The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible
              curiously printed.                    --Boyle.
  
     5. A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of
        triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical
        composition; a cal; a fanfare.
  
              A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums! --Shak.
  
     6. The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as,
        the flourish of a sword.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  flourish
       n 1: a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
       2: an ornamental embellishment in writing
       3: a display of ornamental speech or language
       4: the act of waving [syn: brandish]
       5: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he
          entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was
          greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: fanfare, tucket]
       v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: boom, prosper,
             thrive, get ahead, expand]
       2: gain in wealth [syn: thrive, prosper, fly high]
       3: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn: brandish,
           wave]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     n.
     1 A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
     2 An ornamentation.
     3 (senseid en music) (lb en music) A ceremonious passage such as a
  fanfare.
     4 (lb en architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prosper or fare well.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     n.
     1 A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
     2 An ornamentation.
     3 (senseid en music) (lb en music) A ceremonious passage such as a
  fanfare.
     4 (lb en architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prosper or fare well.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     n.
     1 A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
     2 An ornamentation.
     3 (senseid en music) (lb en music) A ceremonious passage such as a
  fanfare.
     4 (lb en architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prosper or fare well.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     n.
     1 A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
     2 An ornamentation.
     3 (senseid en music) (lb en music) A ceremonious passage such as a
  fanfare.
     4 (lb en architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prosper or fare well.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     Englanti vb.
     kukoistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flourish
     Engelska vb.
     1 blomstra, frodas
     2 trivas

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Flourish /flˈʌɹɪʃ/
  الإزدهار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  flourish //ˈflɝ.ɪʃ// //ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ// //ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ// 
  1. фанфари
  ceremonious passage
  2. размахване
  dramatic gesture
  3. завъртулка
  ornamentation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  flourish //ˈflɝ.ɪʃ// //ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ// //ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ// 
  1. размахвам
  to make bold, sweeping movements
  2. процъфтявам
  to prosper or fare well
  3. вирея
  to thrive or grow well