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- English Word Flay Definition To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth.
- English Word Flayed Definition of Flay
- English Word Flayer Definition One who strips off the skin.
- English Word Flaying Definition of Flay
- English Word Flea Definition To flay.
- English Word Flea Definition An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix.
- English Word Flea-beetle Definition A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species.
- English Word Flea-bite Definition The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.
- English Word Flea-bite Definition A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.
- English Word Flea-bitten Definition Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.
- English Word Flea-bitten Definition White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse.
- English Word Flea-louse Definition A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri.
- English Word Fleabane Definition One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria.
- English Word Fleagh Definition imp. of Fly.
- English Word Fleak Definition A flake; a thread or twist.
- English Word Fleaking Definition A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses.
- English Word Fleam Definition A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet.
- English Word Fleamy Definition Bloody; clotted.
- English Word Flear Definition See Fleer.
- English Word Flear Definition A word or look of derision or mockery.