Flockname

• 1

  A surname.

flocknoun詞源 1/flɒk/

• 1

  A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

  • He told his father, and said it would be just suitable work for him to run about fields and woods amongst the strawberry hills after a flock of hares, and now and then lie down and take a nap on some sunny hill.
  • Into the trees / Past meadow grounds / And further away from my home / Baying behind me / I hear the hounds / Flock's chasing to find me alone / A trail of sickness / Leading to me / If I am haunted / Then you will see
• 2

  A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

• 3

  A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

  • The heathen […] came to Nicanor by flocks.
• 4

  Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.

  • But lapsed into so long a pause again / As half amazed, half frighted all his flock: [...]
  • I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.
• 5

  ChristianityThose served by a particular pastor or shepherd.

flockverb詞源 1/flɒk/

• 1

  To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.

  • People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.
  • What place the gods for our repose assigned. Friends daily flock; and scarce the kindly spring Began to clothe the ground
• 2

  obsoleteTo flock to; to crowd.

  • Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.

flocknoun詞源 2/flɒk/

• 1

  Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.

• 2

  A lock of wool or hair.

  • I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point.
• 3

  Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.

  • There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

flockverb詞源 2/flɒk/

• 1

  To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.

  • the sampling and elution advantages of flocked swabs versus spun swabs
• 2

  To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.

• 3

  To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.