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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Flashing \Flash"ing\, n. 1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting. [1913 Webster] 3. (Glass Making) (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated. (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor. Usually called flash point. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Flush \Flush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flushing.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash; perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.] 1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face. [1913 Webster] The flushing noise of many waters. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush. [1913 Webster] 3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow. [1913 Webster] In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird. [1913 Webster] Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Flushing \Flush"ing\, n. 1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; -- commonly in the ? [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Weaving) A surface formed of floating threads. [1913 Webster]

U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Flushing, MI (city, FIPS 29200) Location: 43.06487 N, 83.84164 W Population (1990): 8542 (3370 housing units) Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48433 Flushing, NY Zip code(s): 11354, 11355, 11358, 11364, 11367, 11371 Flushing, OH (village, FIPS 27552) Location: 40.14847 N, 81.06550 W Population (1990): 1042 (447 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43977

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Flushing, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 900 Housing Units (2000): 434 Land area (2000): 0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km) FIPS code: 27552 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.148543 N, 81.065320 W ZIP Codes (1990): 43977 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Flushing, OH Flushing

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Flushing, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 8348 Housing Units (2000): 3558 Land area (2000): 4.310458 sq. miles (11.164035 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036358 sq. miles (0.094166 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.346816 sq. miles (11.258201 sq. km) FIPS code: 29200 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 43.064327 N, 83.845331 W ZIP Codes (1990): 48433 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Flushing, MI Flushing

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