- fly whisk
- noun Date: 1841 a whisk for brushing away flies
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fly whisk
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Fly-whisk — An African fly whisk from Côte d Ivoire, made of horsehair with a decorated wooden handle … Wikipedia
fly whisk — noun : a device that consists of a bundle of flexible fibers (as horsehairs) mounted in a handle, that is used primarily to brush away flies (as from a person or a horse), and that has often served as a symbol of high position or authority * * *… … Useful english dictionary
fly-whisk — In Hindu art the fly whisk or fan is one of the attributes of the god Shiva, especially in Indonesia. But Shiva is not the only figure to hold this attribute. It occurs frequently as an attribute of other Hindu and Buddhist deities. Heavenly… … Glossary of Art Terms
Whisk (disambiguation) — Whisk refers to:* Whisk a kitchen utensil * Fly whisk used as a flyswatter or as regalia * Whisk broom a cleaning instrument * cooking technique … Wikipedia
fly — [v1] take to the air, usually employing wings aviate, barnstorm*, bend the throttle*, buzz*, circle, circumnavigate, climb, control, cross, dart, dash, dive, drift, flat hat*, fleet, flit, float, flutter, glide, hop, hover, hurry, jet, jet out,… … New thesaurus
whisk — [v] brush quickly; hasten barrel, bullet, dart, dash, flick, flit, flutter, fly, hurry, race, rush, shoot, speed, sweep, tear, whip, whiz, wipe, zip; concept 152 … New thesaurus
fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soar, wing, aviate; float, wave; speed, bolt, dart; flee, decamp, disperse, scatter. See aviation, velocity, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An insect] Syn. housefly, bluebottle, bug, winged insect,… … English dictionary for students
whisk — verb 1) the cable car will whisk you to the top Syn: speed, hurry, rush, sweep, hurtle, shoot 2) she whisked the cloth away Syn: pull, snatch, pluck, tug, jerk; informal whip … Thesaurus of popular words
fly — Synonyms and related words: abscond, absquatulate, advance, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, applique, arachnid, arise, arthropod, ascend, aspire, bait, ball the jack, balloon, barnstorm, barrel, be airborne, be annihilated, be consumed, be… … Moby Thesaurus
