n. [ AS. flōr; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. flōr floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth. ]
☞ Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. [ 1913 Webster ]
Floor cloth,
Floor cramp,
Floor light,
Floor plan.
v. t.
Floored or crushed by him. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
I've floored my little-go work. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Floor space. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. a covering for the floor of an automobile.
adj.
n. Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. (Naut.) The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no floor. [ 1913 Webster ]