As verbs the difference between flay and decorticate
is that flay is to cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening) while decorticate is to peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
As a noun flay
is a fright; a scare.
flay
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) flayen, flaien, fleien, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (l) (Yorkshire)
* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)
Verb
(
en verb)
To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
To frighten; scare; terrify.
To be fear-stricken.
Derived terms
* (l)
Noun
(
en noun)
A fright; a scare.
Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
Derived terms
* (l)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) flean from (etyl) .
Verb
to strip skin off
to lash
Synonyms
* (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin
Anagrams
*
decorticate
English
Verb
(decorticat)
To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.
Derived terms
* decorticated
* decortication
