All 3 Uses of
flout
in
As You Like It
- —Though Nature hath given us wit to flout at Fortune, hath not Fortune sent in this fool to cut off the argument?†
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- 'tis no matter; ne'er a fantastical knave of them all shall flout me out of my calling.†
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- It is meat and drink to me to see a clown: By my troth, we that have good wits have much to answer for; we shall be flouting; we cannot hold.†
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Definition:
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(flout) to openly disregard -- typically a law, rule, or custom