Part 4372

<i>Sir M. Sandys.</i>

<h1>Flay</h1> <Xpage=568>

<hw>Flay</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Flayed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Flaying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>flean</ets>, <ets>flan</ets>, AS. <ets>fle\'a0n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>vlaen</ets>, Icel. <ets>fl\'be</ets>, Sw. <ets>fl\'86</ets>, Dan. <ets>flaae</ets>, cf. Lith. <ets>ples<?/</ets> to tear, <ets>plyszti</ets>, v.i., to burst tear; perh. akin to E. <ets>flag</ets> to flat stone, <ets>flaw</ets>.]</ety> <def>To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; <as>as, to <ex>flay</ex> an ox; to <ex>flay</ex> the green earth.</as></def>

<blockquote>With her nails She 'll <b>flay</b> thy wolfish visage. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Flayer</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flay"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who strips off the skin.</def>

<h1>Flea</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Flay</er>.]</ety> <def>To flay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He will be <b>fleaced</b> first And horse collars made of's skin. <i>J. Fletcher.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Flea</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fle</ets>, <ets>flee</ets>, AS. <ets>fle\'a0</ets>, <ets>fle\'a0h</ets>; akin to D. <?/, OHG. <ets>fl<?/h</ets>, G. floh, Icel. <ets>fl<?/</ets>, Russ. <ets>blocha</ets>; prob. from the root of E. <ets>flee</ets>. <?/ 84. See <er>Flee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>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 (<spn>Pulex irritans</spn>), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (<spn>P. canis</spn>) takes its place. See <er>Aphaniptera</er>, and <er>Dog flea</er>. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<cs><col>A flea in the ear</col>, <cd>an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a <i>flea in one's ear<i>; to go away with <i>a flea in one's ear<i>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Beach flea</col>, <col>Black flea</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Beach</er>, etc.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fleabane</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea"bane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera <spn>Conyza</spn>, <spn>Erigeron</spn>, and <spn>Pulicaria</spn>.</def>

<h1>Flea-beetle</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea"-bee`tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small beetle of the family <spn>Halticid\'91</spn>, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (<spn>Phyllotreta vittata</spn>) and that of the grapevine (<spn>Graptodera chalybea</spn>) are common injurious species.</def>

<h1>Flea-bite</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea"-bite`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.</def>

<i>Harvey.</i>

<h1>Flea-bitten</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Flea"-bit`ten</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Bitten by a flea; <as>as, a <ex>flea-bitten</ex> face</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse.</def>

<h1>Fleagh</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Fleagh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><tt>imp.</tt> of <er>Fly</er>.</def>

<h1>Fleak</h1> <Xpage=569>

<hw>Fleak</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A flake; a thread or twist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>