Both Uses of
flout
in
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- With that, Missie Spights might be flouted.†
Story 3.27 *flouted = openly disregarded
- She stood in the center of them all, squeezing Nina uncomfortably for Jinny Love, who flouted her up in front, and Nina could look up at her.†
Story 3.29
Definition:
to openly disregard -- typically a law, rule, or custom