Flock — Defs

01 n. A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattl…

1.
A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl.
“The heathen . . . came to Nicanor by flocks.” — 2 Macc. xiv. 14.
2.
A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge.
“As half amazed, half frighted all his flock.” — Tennyson.

02 v. i. To gather in companies or crowds.

imp. & p. p. Flocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flocking

Phrases & compounds

Flocking fowl — the greater scaup duck.

03 v. t. To flock to; to crowd.

1.
To flock to; to crowd.[Obs.]
“Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.” — Taylor (1609).

04 n. A lock of wool or hair.

1.
A lock of wool or hair.
“I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point [pommel].” — Shak.
2.
Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. [or] pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture.
3.
Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose.

Phrases & compounds

Flock bed — a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine.

Flock paper — paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size.

05 v. t. To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.

1.
To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.