Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FLAT'U-LENCE, or FLAT'U-LEN-CY
FLAT'U-LENCE, or FLAT'U-LEN-CY, n. [See Flatulent.]
- Windiness in the stomach; air generated in a weak stomach and intestines by imperfect digestion, occasioning distension, uneasiness, pain, and often belchings. – Encyc.
- Airiness; emptiness; vanity. Glanville.
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