Dictionary Definition
flourish
Noun
1 a showy gesture; "she entered with a great
flourish"
2 an ornamental embellishment in writing
3 a display of ornamental speech or
language
4 the act of waving [syn: brandish]
5 (music) a short lively tune played on brass
instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival
was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: fanfare, tucket]
Verb
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Verb
- To thrive or grow well.
- The barley flourished in the warm weather.
- To prosper or
fare well.
- The town flourished with the coming of the railway.
- To be in a period of
greatest influence.
- His writing flourished before the war.
- To make bold, sweeping movements.
- They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.
Translations
thrive or grow well
prosper or fare well
make bold, sweeping movements
Noun
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
- An ornamentation.
- His signature ended with a flourish.
- A ceremonious
passage such as a
fanfare.
- The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.
Translations
ornamentation
- Dutch: versiering , ornament
ceremonious passage
Extensive Definition
Card flourish is a magic
jargon term for a visual display of skill performed with playing
cards to show the skill and manual
dexterity of a magician. Card flourishes are more akin to
juggling than magic. Flourishes are visually fascinating to watch,
look difficult to do, and they often are.
Card flourishes for magicians can be divided into
many genres: one handed cuts, spreads, two handed cuts, fanning,
aerials, and springs. The art of card flourishing is not for magic
use only. The art of doing only the flashy manipulation of playing
cards as its own art form is also known as "Cardistry" or "Extreme
Card Manipulation". Flourishes are used to fan the deck for a "pick
a card" trick, or to cut the deck in a fancy way.
Terminology
- Packet - Any amount of cards separate from the rest of the deck, the word "packet" can also mean the deck itself.
- Card cut - Any move that cuts the cards, which means to switch or re-arrange the positions of two or more packets of cards.
- Card shuffle - Any move that mixes the cards thoroughly, this is different from a card cut because a card cut mixes larger packets of cards, but a shuffle usually mixes 1-2 cards on top of another all the way through the deck.
- Grip - The way you hold the deck in your hand.
- Long sides of the deck - The sides of the deck that are longer than the other sides.
- Short sides of the deck - The sides of the deck that are shorter than the other sides.
- Mechanic's Grip - A way of holding the deck where it lies across your palm, and the index finger is on one short side of the deck, the other fingers are on the long side next to it, and the thumb is lying across the other long side of the deck.
- Dealer's Grip - A way of holding the deck where it lies across your palm, while the four fingers are on one side of the deck and the thumb on the opposite long side.
flourish in Japanese: フラリッシュ
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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good, festoon,
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wield, wigwag, window dressing, wrinkle