Flout

flowt, v. To mock or insult to treat with contempt. — v. To practice mocking, sneer. — n. A mock, vnsult. [OD. fluyten, D. fluiten, to play the flute, also to jeer, impose upon, OD.fluyt, D.flu it, a flute, q. v.]— Floufer, n. FlOW, V. [FLOWED (flod), FLOWING.] To change place or circulate, as a liquid; to become liquid, melt; to glide smoothly or without friction, proceed, i ue forth; to have or be in abundance, abound, be copious; to hang loose and waving; to rise, as the tide,— opp. to ebb; to discharge blood in exce from the uterus. — v. To cover with water, overflow, inundate, flood; to cover with varnish. — n. A stream of water or other fluid; a current any gentle, gradual movement of thought, diction, music, etc. abundance copiousne the tidal setting in of water from ocean to shore. (AS. flow an, D. vloeijen, to flow, Ic. floa, to flood, OHG-. flawen, to wash, L. plu it, rains, pluvia, rain, Ru . pluite, Gr. pleein, Skr. plu, to sail, float, Gr. plunein, to wash; not h.fluere, to flow; float, flood, fleet.] — Flow'age, -ej, n. An overflowing with water; water which overflows.