Definition of float

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Float (v. t.) To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.

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Wave :: Wave (v. t.) To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft..
Float :: Float (v. i.) A float board. See Float board (below).
Adrift :: Adrift (adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
Water Flannel :: Water flannel () A floating mass formed in pools by the entangled filaments of a European fresh-water alga (Cladophora crispata).
Float :: Float (v. i.) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft..
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Floater :: Floater (n.) One who floats or swims.
Ladle :: Ladle (v. t.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
Float :: Float (n.) To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air..
Frontiersmen :: Frontiersmen (pl. ) of Floatiersma.
Noria :: Noria (n.) A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
Supernatant :: Supernatant (a.) Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water..
Overfloat :: Overfloat (v. t.) To overflow.
Floating :: Floating (n.) The second coat of three-coat plastering.
Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..
Floated :: Floated (imp. & p. p.) of Floa.
Ride :: Ride (v. i.) To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
Swim :: Swim (v. t.) To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed..
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