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(fl), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flayed (fld); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaying.] [OE. flean, flan, AS. flen; akin to D. vlaen, Icel. fl, Sw. fl, Dan. flaae, cf. Lith. pleszti to tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst, tear; perh. akin to E. flag a 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. スポンサード リンク
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