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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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trom che Inrernal Fxcuberance ot che Os Aumeri,
betwreen the Perforatus and Perforans, DeCOIITIE
Fseshy Belly, and then Tendinous, jorns wirhr che
midale FendonoF irs orher larser Llead.
The second or Interior Crisine os chis Mulele (1
chac part oF it which is commonly described) ari
sins vith a double Order ot Flesty Fibres For some
Space on the Radius; trom immediarelr belon its
Superior Parr, Whi ch unitins in a midale Line Or
Tenden, (nor untike the Fibrillae oF a Feacher join-
ins to cheir Scamina) Wrhich parsine over che Arri
cularion of che Carpus, becomes encirely Tendi
nous, a5 ic runs orer che Flexor primi Cs secund
Internodii, 20 ies Implancation ac the Suverior PatI
oF chechird Bone oF che Thumb.
FLEXOR Pollicis Brevis, I5 2 Musele oF che
Creac Toc, Which arisech from che Superior pare
OE che Os Cunforme Medium, and runnins ovet
che Termination of che Musculus Deroneus, is im
planced incoche ossa Sesamoidea oF che Crear Toc
Who are litremise ried ro che superior parr ot che
Second Bone oF the Paid Poc, wrhich bendsic.
FLFZOR Pollicis Pedis Longus, is a Musele ot
che Great Toc, erhich is a direct Ancas onist rothe
Extensor Lonsus: Ir ariles opposire ro ie trom che
back parr ot the Fibula, with a double Order Ot
Flesty Fibres, runnine co a midale Pendon (like
the Flexor tercii internodii Pollicis Manus) whict
ceasethto De Flesty 25 it passes over the juncture
and runsthroush a Channel on the Incernal Part O
theOs Caleis, under the Tendon of che Musculus
Flexor Digitorum Longus Persorans, Over che Flexor
Pollicis Brevis, and is Inserced ro che upper end ot
che second Bone ot the Creat Toc: Is Dse i5 r0
bend che Toc.
FLFXOK primi e secundi ostis Pollicis, is a
larse dissresated Flecy Muscle arisine trom che
Lisamentum Transversale Carpi, Bones oF che Car–
pus, ac eIe BatiS OF the Mons Lunae and O5 Meta-
carpi ot elie Mliddle Finger, Whence it passes ro irs
Interrion parrls to rhe Ossa Sesamoidea oF che le-
cond Incernode; and parely ro the Ars Bone. OF the
Thumb: This (a5 Vesalius vrires) may be divi-
ded into chree: les Actions are various, accordine
cothe Dirertier of ies series ot Fibres; (0 ic bends
the Arst or second Bones oF che Thurmb, cicher di-
rectiy or obliquels rowards che Carpus and Volam
Manus.
rered irh elants, Whuch ousne lo De otonats
sick. Pec Descant.
Milchance aor sals Orer on her Side; bur When a
Slip at Sea is iuned orer on che one Side, Meis
lata CbDC OdeI)et
FLORZ, a Term in Eeral-
dry, Wwhen the Our-lines oF any
Ordinary are drawn, asit erim d
wich, or in che Form of Flor-
er5.
Thus chis Crols cher calt 2
Cross- Flory.
FLOTSONI, OE FlocZam, i5 2 Nord prOPex 10
the Sea, signiting ans C00ds loR by Shipirack
and lic Aoaring and Crimmins upon the cop ot che
Wacer; Which, wrich Feison and Lason, and others
are siven co the Lord Admirat by his Lerters Pa-
2
tent.
Ferson, is a ctins cast oux oEche Strix, beine in
danoer oF Wreck, and beaten cothe Stiore by che
NarerS, OF CaKE On ThE Store bY the MarineTS.
Lagon Or Lazans ot Lisan, is rhat which lieth
in The Borom OF che SCa
Shares, are G00ds due LO MOrE BY PFOPOT-
tion.
FLOWER O L PlanE: Accordine 10DI. Bren,
che Flovers os Planes hare commonty chele chiec
VAFtS.
The Fmpalemene, che Foliarion, and che Arire;
erhich Words sec.
And MIE. Ray reckOnS, Chat ererY pertect Flower
must tave ihie Perala, che Scamina, che Apices and
chc Scylus: Wheretore erhaterer Florver Wants a
ny oE chelez is co be lookc upon 25 in rhat respect
imperfect.
In most Plants chere is a Perianthium, C alyx, OF
Floree Cup, ot a Aronger Consistener ehian che
Floirer ic sels, and desisnd ro Arenschen and pre
setreir; it compastes che Floirex abour ac che BOE.
com.
He dirides also rhe persect Florvers oF Plans
(nou reckonins chem pertect is eler have the Pe-
tala vithoue che Stamina) into Simple Llorvers.
Wrhich arC nor compoled oF other snaller ones, and
Whichusually hare bur one sngle Seste.
2. Compounded, Asgrezated, Or C omposite Flomers,
ittich are so compounded ot many licle Plosculi,
as chac eties all mate bur one Flover.
Simple Flomers are Monopetalous, Wtich hareche
Body oF che Florver all ot one entire Leat,
tho Cometimes cur or dirided a licle ay in-
0 mans scemins Petala, Ot L caves, 2s in B0-
rase, Bustoss, eC. Or.
Polypetalous, Which tave distinct Petala, and
those Fallins oH sinsly, and nor altogettier, 25
the seemins Petala OF etie Monopetalous Flov-
ers almays d0.
And boch chese he divides into
Oniso
and CFlomers.
Difform-
The Arst and superior oE which ariseth acurely
FLTE, ThaE ParE OF che Mariners Compats on
ebhich che 32 WIs ale atabs, nao Wnchen
Necdle is Faltened underneath, they call the FIy.
FTOA LLIMI-BRIDOF, IS a Bridee made in
FOrm OF 2 RedOUBI COIMHEMIS OL CW DVals C.
Framed, as to bcar Oo LTo dHet CaIMHIOII.
FLOND. S Crsurate Descant, a Let in Mu
FTOOR in a Stip, Aricti caten, is s0 much
only ot her Bocom, as ie abe relt upot Wonen
se lieth on Ground; and cheretore hose s
that have lono and Wichal brond Floors; lic on
Cround wich most securier, and are noc ape us
Scet (char is eo Fall on the one Gide) Whereas che
ochier Wvhich are Cranck by the Ground (25 The Sea
Phrase is) thac is narron in the FlOOr, CannOE Be
Soucee Wehour peril, cither ot beins overchroni,
OF aE MIC sCal oF evrongins her Sides: And Noce,
Lhe Wocd Bdenbronn, 1S Wlect WneM 2 Ship 15
orouetic 0 be crimmed a. Brouna. and (0 by Come
The former have the righe ana sell Ma Lalls,
Florver all alike.
Duc chose he acconnes ro hare a Disform Flomer,
votich trare no such lculatus, as in ue
Elovers ol Sasc, Dend Mertlo, ee.
and the Forward and backrard Parrs ot ce
R Monopesalorat