n. [ OE. fle, flee, AS. fleá, fleáh; akin to D. vtoo, OHG. flōh, G. floh, Icel. flō, Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. √84. See Flee. ] (Zool.) An insect belonging to the genus
A flea in the ear,
Beach flea,
Black flea
v. t. [ See Flay. ] To flay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He will be fleaed first
And horse collars made of's skin. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera
n. (Zool.) A small beetle of the family
n.
a.
obs. imp. of Fly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A flake; a thread or twist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Little long fleaks or threads of hemp. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A jumping plant louse of the family