flounce
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Flounce, flowns, n. a plaited strip sewed to the skirt of a dress.—v.t. to furnish with flounces.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Flounce, the terrier, snuffing disconsolately about the deck, and scratching the boards in her zeal to explore the shallow hold, at last grew weary, and came to snuggle down between the two silent companions.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
And here was Flounce, ready to misbehave once more.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
"Look," he called, stumbling toward the farther window, while Flounce the terrier and a wonk puppy ran nipping at his heels.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
And Miss Fleece, who's a hosier and not quite as young, But is wealthier far than Miss Flounce, She "entertains" also to-night, with cold tongue, Smoked herring and cherry bounce.
From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Masson, Thomas L.
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