Definition of Florid. Meaning of Florid. Synonyms of Florid

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Definition of Florid

Florid
Florid Flor"id, a. [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.] 1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance. 3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence. 4. (Mus.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.

Meaning of Florid from wikipedia

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- Josias de Soûlas, known as "Floridor", Sieur de Prinefosse (c.1608-14 August 1671) was a French actor. He was born in Brie early in the 17th century, the...
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- canto figurato. (Bologna 1723). English Translation: Observations on the Florid Song. Trans. by John Ernest Galliard, London: J. Wilcox, 1742 or 1743. German...
- Florid cutaneous papillomatosis (FCP) is an obligate paraneoplastic syndrome. FCP begins as the sudden onset of numerous cutaneous papillomas that are...
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