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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flock \Flock\, n. [OE. flokke; cf. D. vlok, G. flocke, OHG.
floccho, Icel. fl[=o]ki, perh. akin to E. flicker, flacker,
or cf. L. floccus, F. floc.]
1. A lock of wool or hair.
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I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks
in the point [pommel]. --Shak.
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2. Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. or pl.), old rags, etc.,
reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for
stuffing unpholstered furniture.
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3. Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from
shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall
paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also,
the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose.
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{Flock bed}, a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse
wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine. "Once a flock bed,
but repaired with straw." --Pope.
{Flock paper}, paper coated with flock fixed with glue or
size.
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