1796. Grose, Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd ed.), s.v. To enjoy a woman with her clothes on or without going to bed.
Verb (colloquial.).—To be in luck: e.g., ‘I flourish’ = ‘I am well off’; ‘Do you flourish,’ or ‘Are you flourishing?’ = ‘Have you got any money?’
Flourishing, adj. (colloquial).—A retort to the enquiry, ‘How are you?’ The equivalent of ‘Pretty well, thank you?’
To flourish it, verb. phr. (venery).—To expose the person.
Flower, subs. (venery).—1. The female pudendum. Also Flower-pot. For synonyms, see Monosyllable.
2. In pl. (conventional).—The menstrual flux. Cf., Flag, sense 3.
1598. Florio, A Worlde of Wordes. Biancure, the monthly flowers that women have.
1611. Cotgrave, Dictionarie. Le fourrier de la lune a marqué le logis, applicable to a woman that hath her flowers.
Flower-Fancier, subs. phr. (venery).—A whore-master.
Flowery, subs. (thieves’).—Lodging; entertainment; ‘square the omee for the flowery’ = pay the landlord for the lodging. [Lingua Franca.]