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flow·ing / ˈflōing/ • adj. (esp. of long hair or clothing) hanging or draping loosely and gracefully: a long flowing gown of lavender silk. ∎  (of a line or contour) smoothly continuous: the flowing curves of the lawn. ∎  (of language, movement, or style) graceful and fluent: a flowing prose style.DERIVATIVES: flow·ing·ly adv.

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flowing. See tracery.

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