v. i.
[ He ] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Flee fornication. 1 Cor. vi. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]
So fled his enemies my warlike father. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost speed. “Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?” Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. flees, AS. fleós; akin to D. flies, vlies. ]
Who shore me
Like a tame wether, all my precious fleece. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fleece wool,
Golden fleece.
v. t.
Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them, the people were finely fleeced. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. Without a fleece. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or fraund. Prynne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. “Fleecy flocks.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. Obs. pl. of Flea. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To mock; to flout at. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. South. [ 1913 Webster ]