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▪ I. † ˈflory, n.1 Obs. rare. Also flore. [? f. OF. flor, fleur flower; cf. OF. floré ppl. adj.]
1530Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees 1835) 109 A fflorie of golde & a signet of golde. Ibid., A flore of gold enameld with blew & j stone in it. ▪ II. flory, a. and n.2 Sc.|ˈflɔərɪ| A. adj. Showy, vain.
1782Sir J. Sinclair Observ. Sc. Dial. 102 Flory..showey, vain. 1821Scott Redgauntlet Let. xii, The words ‘flory conceited chap’. B. n. A conceited, frothy fellow.
1757H. I. Player's Scourge 5 A pedantic foolish flory. ▪ III. flory, a. Her.: see fleury. |