v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Flayed p. pr. & vb. n. Flaying. ] [ OE. flean, flan, AS. fleán; akin to D. vlaen, Icel. flā, Sw. flå, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はがす(P);へがす, hagasu (P); hegasu](v5s, vt) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect; (P)#13111[Add to Longdo]