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[Eng. flea, and bitten.] 1. Lit .: Bitten by a flea. 2. Figuratively : IMG:content-1737.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1738.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1739.png:[blocks in formation] fiee, *fle, *fleen, *fie-on, v. i. & t. [Icel. Auja, flæja (pa. t. flydhi , pa. par. flyidhr ); cogn. with Dan. flye (pa. t. flygte ); Sw. fly to flee; A. S. fléon (pa. t. fleah , pa. par. flugon ); O. H. Ger. & O. S. fliohan; O. Fris. flia ; Dut. vlien.] A. In trans.: To run or hasten away, as from danger or for safety; to have recourse to shelter. "Behold this city is near to flee unto."- Genesis xix. 20. B. Transitive: 1. To drive or hasten away from; to cause to fly from. "So fled his enemies my warlike father." 2. To shun, to avoid. "Thou, man of God, fle thes thing is."-Wyclife: 1 Timothy vi. 11. fleēçe, *flees, *fleese, fleose, *flese, s . [A. S. flys, fleós; M. H. Ger. & Dut. vlies; Ger. flie , vlie .] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Lit .: The coat or covering of wool shorn from a sheep at one time. 2. Figuratively : (1) A sheep. "I am shepherd to another man, And do not shear tue fleeces that I graze." Shakesp.: As You Like It , ii. 4. (2) Any covering resembling wool in appearance or quality. (3) Anything resembling a fleece or wool. "Thrice twenty days shall clouds their fleeces drain." Gay: Trivia, bk. i. *(4) A snatch; an attempt to fleece or plunder. "There's scarce a match-maker in the whole town, but has had a fleece at his purse."-Cent livre: Beau's Duel , ii. 2. II. Carding: The fine web of carded fibers which are removed by the comb or doffing-knife from the doffing-cylinder of a carding-machine. fleece-cncumbered, a . Having heavy coats of wool. ( Words worth : Excursion , bk. vii.) 1. To clip or shear the fleece from a sheep. 2. To cover or provide with a fleece. IMG:content-1740.png:[graphic] A. In trans .: To flatter, to coax, to wheedle. B. Trans .: To coax, to wheedle, to gain by flat. bandry . tery or coaxing. 1. Covered with or wearing fleeces; woolly; wool. flyta ; Sw.flyta ; Dan. flyde ; Eng. flit .] bearing. 3. Pertaining to sheep, consisting of sheep. *fleep, s. [Icel. fleipr =babble, tattle.] A stupid, awkward fellow; a lout. IMG:content-1741.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1742.png:[blocks in formation] Bricklaying : A particular mode of disposing bricks in a wall, so as to tie and break joint. It consists of a header and stretcher alternately. [BOND.] Flemish brick, s . A sort of European brick used for paving; seven a square yard. They are of a yellowish color, and harder than the ordinary bricks. Flemish