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Flemish

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Flemish
  2. flemish blue
  3. flemish bond
  4. flemish coil
  5. flemish eye
  6. flemish foot
  7. flemish garden wall bond
  8. Flemish giant
  9. Flemish horse
  10. Flemish knot
  11. flemish scroll
  12. Old Flemish

1Flem·ish

adjective \ˈfle-mish\

Definition of FLEMISH

:  of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language

First Known Use of FLEMISH

14th century

Rhymes with FLEMISH

blemish

2Flemish

noun

: the Germanic language that is spoken by people in northern Belgium and that is now officially called Dutch

Full Definition of FLEMISH

1
:  the Germanic language of the Flemings that is made up of dialects of Dutch
2
plural in construction :  flemings
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First Known Use of FLEMISH

circa 1741

Rhymes with FLEMISH

blemish

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