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The FlantisoF a Baccallion, Or an ANMY, are iIS
Sides.
Ther ule also the Nord ro Flant an BEmy; That
is, to discorer and sire uxon its Sides.
Any Forrification, Which bath no Detence righr
Forivards, is on thac Acconne fauley and defectire;
and ro render ic compleat, onc pare must be made
ro Flank anocher. Jhe Currain cheretore is the
Aronsest parr ot auy fortitied Place, because it is
Ranked by che crvo Flanks ac irs Finds.
FLANIE, is alo a Term OF WVar, signifving one
side oF a Barralion ot an Army; a5 eo Attack ThC
Enemy in Flante, is to dilcorer and sire upon chem
on one side.
FLANK, IH FOTHHCALOM IS THAE PARE OF a Ba.
Aion, Which lies berweenits Face, and the Cux-
cain; and which serres noc orly ro detend the C ur-
tain, buc also tho Facc ot che opposire Baction.
FL ANKL of the Courrine, OF Second Flank, is thai
DaHE OF che Courrine becween che Flank, and che
Poine irhere che Fichant Line of Desenco cermi-
BaTeS.
To FLANK, in general, is 1o dilcorer and sire
uxon che Side ot any Place; bur 10
FL ANK a Place, is eo dispole a Baction, Ox
ocher like Work, in such a manner char chere MaII
be no pare ot ic bur whar is desended; (0 25 you
may Fromthence Play uxon Front and RCar: FOK
any Forritication thac hach no Detence, bur just
rishr Forwards, is Faules; and ro render it com-
plear, one Parr oushr io be made ro Flank theo.
Ther: Hence the Currain is alirars che Aronsest
parr ot any Place, becaule ris panted ac eacti
end.
Ficdant FLANK, is chac s Whence a Can
non plagins Aixeth ies Bullers directlr in the Face
ot cheoppolice Baction.
FLANR Rasant, is ehe Lome trom wvhence ch
Line ot Deteme uss, From che Conjunction o
wehich vich che Curcain, che Shor ony raceth che
Face ot chenextBaction, wrtich happens when che
alone.
Place.
lo d LeWacaTOc à Manoe Vercue
FLAT, 10 Aat a Strip, is cotale in the Fore. Cai
by the Sheat, as near to the Stips Sides asmaybe
Wrhien is called, Flatrins in che Fore sail. This ic
done wrhen a Ship will noc FaII os from a WWinc
wichour ic, tho the Fore Mear was haled ASE.
FLAT Bastion. Sec Bastion.
FLAT- BOTTOMD Moat. Sec MoaF.
FLAT Cromn. SeC CorOna
FLATOS, are FHerrelcencies excired in rhC
Body trom WVind let in, or From Flatulent Mears.
or Trom che Biie and Paricrearick suice mixedroge
cher, Whence Wind and Noile
FLFDMIT, a Ferm in Laws, sienisyinz a Dis-
charse ox Ereedom from Amerciaments, Wvhere one
havine been an Ouclar d Fuxirire, cometh eo che
Peace oF our Lord of his omn accord.
FLEMESMITE, in Law, Signisies che Liberrs
to challense rhe Catrel, or Amerciaments ot voux
Man, 2 Fugirire.
FLESTI oF any Animal Bodr, is by Anacomists
detined ro be a Similar and Fibrors PaPE, POEE anic
chick: OFchischerrecken Aivc Kinds.
1. Musculous, Fibrous, ox Fistular Flesti, suck
as is the Substance oF the Hearr and orher MuI-
cles.
2. Parenchymous Flest aS ChaE OF the L uneS, Li-
ver and Spleen, was choughe eo be by che ancients:
Dur since theD se oF Glasses, tis plainty discovered
thac there is no such ching 25 a Parenchyma, prODer
y speakins, buc chac all che Viscera, 25 Wvell 
ocher Parrs oF the Body, are Vascular, and nothine
Duc Plexus, Or Net -work oF (mal Vessels and
CanalS.
3. Viscorous, such 25 che FteM oF che Sromach
and Curs.
4. Clandalous, 25 chat OF ihe Fonsits, che P an-
creas, he Brealts, 13c.
5. Spurions, (0 chey call the Flest ot the Lips
Cums, che Glans oF che Penis, _c. because cis ot
Coristicurion ditterenetrom All che rest.
FLKXOR Carpi Radialis, i5 a Muscle oF che
Wrist, which ariserh Pendinous trom the Internal
Extuberance oF the Os Fumeri, becomins Flesty.
adheres Arictly 10 che Pronator Radii Peres, and in
ha HF irs Oblique Prosrels coche Carpus, it becomes
a Aac Tendon whichi passeth over itie Annular Li
samene, and is inserred ro the upper part of the Os
Metacarpi, uotiich Cuttains che Fore Anger: Us
Name Mews iis PC.
FLFXOR Carpi Vinaris, is a Mulcle OF ehe
Wrist, Which arilerh Tendinous trom che lame
Tubercle oF che Shoulder-bone, wich etie Flexor
Radialis; as allo from the superior and external
Parr Ot che Vina, Wrhere the Musculus Persorans
doch arise, and continuins Flethy accordins ro che
lengch ot rhevina, is parely inserred by a MOrE
Arons Zendon into chetourch Bone of che Carpus,
and parely inco the Os Metacarpi, Which sustains
he Licle Anger. Its Name declares its Dse
FLEXOR secundi Internodii Dixitorum Pedis.
Sec Perforatus Pedis.
FLFXOR Terrii Internodio Digicorum Redi.
Sec Persorans.
FLEXOR Terrii Internodim Or Lonsissimus Pol-
and Learmssis, Wo d. deserred licis, is a Muscte oC che Thumib, which is obserrec
  ho Exerce in an Ere 1 haie a rosdla beerie
Lace cannor be discorered buc trem che Flant
Retired FLANK, or the Lomer Ox Covert Flante
is chac ehC exreriour pare chereot adranceth ro le
cure the innermost, irtich adranced parr, il ic be
rounded, is called che Orillon; lo chac chis Flant
Retire, ad che French call ic, is onty the Plartorm o
che CaLemate, Which lies hid in che Bastion.
Simple FLANKS. are Lines Whien 80 trom che
Angle of the Shoulder co the Curtain, aud whole
e Lutcllon lo ue Deree ot che MOaE ar
FLANKED, or Double Tenaille. Sec Lenaille
TLANKINC Line os DesencC. Se u L
SDefence
FLACKINC Angle. Sec Anele.
FLANRT angle, is che Angle Formed by et
rvo Faces oEche Baction, and (0 Forms che Poin
Ot che Bastion.
FLASK, is in FTeraldry, an Ordinary made B.
one Arch. line dravn donnvards tothe Base Point
ic seems ro be che Repreentation oF a BoW, wset
vended; and es al altass beta double
The Field is Or, 11 a
Lure.
Some Heraldo Cay. The Flaste
lld.