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alaunt | flaunt |

As a noun alaunt

is a type of extinct breed of domesticated dog, related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.

As a verb flaunt is

(obsolete) to wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

alaunt

English

(wikipedia alaunt)

Alternative forms

* alant

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of extinct breed of domesticated dog, related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1917 trans. , author=Yale University , title=Transactions - The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume 21 citation , page=133 , passage=The gentle alaunt is built exactly like a greyhound, except that he has a short, thick head.}}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=2007 , author=Robert Low , title=An Ancient History of Dogs: Spaniels Through the Ages citation , page=121 , passage=The alaunt was considered a reckless animal, and had been known to attack domestic animals, or even its owner.}}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=2011 , author=Ed Judah , title=The Lion Wakes citation , page=65 , passage=There was a streak through the grass, a fast-moving brindle arrow, rough-haired and uncombed. It struck the flank of the alaunt in midleap ...}}

    flaunt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
  • To parade, display with ostentation.
    • She's always flaunting her designer clothes.
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
  • * 1856 , ,
    • [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted— narrow-skirted.
  • * 1897 , ,
    • … and Mrs. Wix seemed to flaunt there in her finery.

    Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with flout.