2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flay \Flay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flayed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Flaying}.] [OE. flean, flan, AS fle['a]n; akin to D. vlaen,
Icel. fl[=a], Sw fl[*a], Dan. flaae, cf Lith. ples? to
tear, plyszti v.i., to burst tear; perh. akin to E. flag to
flat stone, flaw.]
To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of as to flay an
ox to flay the green earth.
With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
flay
v : strip the skin off
more about flay
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
