FLEX'URE, noun [Latin flexura.] 1. A winding or bending; the form of bending; as the flexure of a joint. 2. The act of bending. 3. The part bent; a joint. 4. The bending of the body; obsequious or servile cringe.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI