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• Flay Allster — Infobox animanga character name = Flay Allster series = Mobile Suit Gundam SEED caption = Flay Allster in Gundam SEED first = Gundam SEED episode 1 last = Gundam SEED episode 50 creator = voiced by = Houko Kuwashima (Japanese) Tabitha St. Germain …   Wikipedia

• Flay — (fl[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flayed} (fl[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaying}.] [OE. flean, flan, AS. fle[ a]n; akin to D. vlaen, Icel. fl[=a], Sw. fl[*a], Dan. flaae, cf. Lith. pleszti to tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst, tear; perh. akin to E. flag… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flay´er — flay «flay», transitive verb. 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of; skin: »Whole deer were often brought in to be…flayed (George James). 2. Figurative. to scold severely; criticize without pity or mercy. 3. to rob; cheat. 4. Rare …   Useful english dictionary

• flay — [flā] vt. [ME flan < OE flean, akin to MDu vlaen, ON fla < IE base * plēk̑ , to tear off > FLITCH] 1. to strip off the skin or hide of, as by whipping 2. to criticize or scold mercilessly 3. to rob; pillage …   English World dictionary

• off-fla|vor — «AWF FLAY vuhr, OF », noun. an undesirable or unnatural flavor: »The off flavor from one egg can cause off flavor to an entire case of eggs (Seattle Times Magazine) …   Useful english dictionary

• flay — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēan; akin to Old Norse flā to flay, Lithuanian plėšti to tear Date: before 12th century 1. to strip off the skin or surface of ; skin 2. to criticize harshly ; excoriate 3. lash… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flay — flayer, n. /flay/, v.t. 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. to criticize or scold with scathing severity. 3. to deprive or strip of money or property. [bef. 900; ME flen, OE flean; c. MD vlaen, ON fla] Syn. 2. castigate, excoriate,… …   Universalium

• flay — [[t]fleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to strip off the skin or outer covering of, as by whipping 2) to criticize or scold with scathing severity 3) to lash • Etymology: bef. 900; ME flen, OE flēan flay′er, n …   From formal English to slang

• flay — /fleɪ / (say flay) verb (t) 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. to criticise or reprove with scathing severity. 3. to strip of money or property; fleece. {Middle English flen, Old English flēan} –flayer, noun …  

• flay — v 1. strip, strip off, excoriate, peel, Pathol. desquamate, pare, skin, Inf. skin alive, scalp, bark, husk, shuck, shell, decorticate; shave, shear, depilate, tonsure; erode, rub off, wear away, eat away. 2. criticize, attack, light into, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• flay — v.tr. 1 strip the skin or hide off, esp. by beating. 2 criticize severely (the play was flayed by the critics). 3 peel off (skin, bark, peel, etc.). 4 strip (a person) of wealth by extortion or exaction. Derivatives: flayer n. Etymology: OE flean …   Useful english dictionary