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flowing

/ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/ adjective B1
  1. Tending to flow.
  2. Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously. · a flowing dress· flowing prose
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The envelope contained a sheet of elegant, little, hot-pressed paper, well covered with a lady’s fair, flowing hand; and Elizabeth saw her sister’s countenance change as she read it, and saw her dwelling intently on some particular passages.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 135 · B2
She was dressed in green silk gauze and wore upon her flowing green locks a crown of jewels.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 71 · B2
Being in want of food, he called to a Sheep who was passing, and asked him to fetch some water from a stream flowing close beside him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 31 · B2
Accordingly, Marilla lifted her candle and looked scrutinizingly at Anne’s hair, flowing in heavy masses down her back.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 213 · C1

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