floatage

[ floh-tij ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

floatage

/ ˈfləʊtɪdʒ /

First recorded in 1620–30

A finer floatage I never saw, and her lines were purely elegant, and she rode above the water without so much as parting it.

Boil the butter, and add to it a small quantity of sugar and salt, and skim off floatage.

They found around the ships much green floatage of weeds, which led them to think some islands must be near.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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