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Flyer - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Flyer : \Fly"er\, n. [See Flier.]
1. One that uses wings.
2. The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6.
3. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a
theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.
4. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to
each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a
winder.
5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning
frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so
called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11.
6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the
wind veers. --Internat. Cyc.
7. (Stock Jobbing) A small operation not involving ?
considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of
one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] --Bartlett.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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