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{ } n. A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Dan. & Norw. fiord. See Frith. ] A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [ Written also fjord. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Ir. fiothran a sort of grass. ] (Bot.) A species of creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba); -- called also fiorin grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having a pearly luster; -- so called from Fiora, in Ischia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ It., pl. of fioritura a flowering. ] (Mus.) Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖, n. see maffia, maffioso. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖‖, n.; pl. -si /plu>. [ It. maffioso. ] A member of the mafia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ It. mille thousand + fiore flower. ] Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other small articles. [ 1913 Webster ]