Flay

fla v. [flayed (flad), flaying.] Flax. skin. strip off the skin of. [AS. flean, Ic.fla; flag, a stone, flake, flaw, flo Flayer, Flea, n. A 6mall insect remarkable for its agility and troublesome bite. [AS.; D. vloo, Ic.flo, G.floh; perh. Skr. plu, to jump, L. pulex, flea..]—A flea in the ear. An unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea. — Flea'-bane, n. (Bot.) Onene of various plants, supposed to drive away fleas. — bite, -biting, n. The bite of a flea, or spot caused — by a trifling wound. bit'ten, a. Bitten by a flea; white, flecked with dots of bay or sorrel, — said of the color of horses, dogs, ete.; mean; worthle , or of low birth or station.