Flay

  • 11flay — [flā] vt. [ME flan < OE flean, akin to MDu vlaen, ON fla < IE base * plēk̑ , to tear off > FLITCH] 1. to strip off the skin or hide of, as by whipping 2. to criticize or scold mercilessly 3. to rob; pillage …

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  • 12Flay — Recorded as Flea, Fleay, Fley, Flay, Flye, Flyee, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It was originally a nickname for a small person, or perhaps on occasion and given the robust humour of the medieval period, the complete opposite.… …

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  • 13flay — [[t]fle͟ɪ[/t]] flays, flaying, flayed 1) VERB When someone flays an animal or person, they remove their skin, usually when they are dead. [V n] They had to flay the great, white, fleecy animals and cut them up for food... [V n] To remain together …

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  • 14flay — UK [fleɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms flay : present tense I/you/we/they flay he/she/it flays present participle flaying past tense flayed past participle flayed 1) to hit or whip a person or animal severely, so that the skin is broken 2)… …

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  • 15flay — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēan; akin to Old Norse flā to flay, Lithuanian plėšti to tear Date: before 12th century 1. to strip off the skin or surface of ; skin 2. to criticize harshly ; excoriate 3. lash… …

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  • 16flay — flayer, n. /flay/, v.t. 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. to criticize or scold with scathing severity. 3. to deprive or strip of money or property. [bef. 900; ME flen, OE flean; c. MD vlaen, ON fla] Syn. 2. castigate, excoriate,… …

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  • 17flay — I Yorkshire Dialect Frighten II Cleveland Dialect List to fright or terrify III North Country (Newcastle) Words to frighten; flay d affrighted, terrified, timorous: Aw s flayed …

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  • 18flay — [[t]fleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to strip off the skin or outer covering of, as by whipping 2) to criticize or scold with scathing severity 3) to lash • Etymology: bef. 900; ME flen, OE flēan flay′er, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19flay — /fleɪ / (say flay) verb (t) 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. to criticise or reprove with scathing severity. 3. to strip of money or property; fleece. {Middle English flen, Old English flēan} –flayer, noun …

  • 20Flay Allster — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Flay Allster(フレイ・アルスター) es un personaje ficticio de la serie de animé Gundam Seed. Su voz es interpretada por Houko Kuwashimaen la versión japonesa, y por Tabitha St. Germainen la versión inglesa. Gundam Seed Flay es …

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