FL'AUNT, v.i. [I know not whence we have this word. From the root L. bearing the sense of throwing out, or spreading. See Flounce.] 1. To throw or spread out; to flutter; to display ostentatiously; as a flaunting show.You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.[This correctly expresses the author's meaning, which is, that the proud often attempt to make a show and parade of their importance, even in poverty. Johnson's remark on the use of the word seems therefore to be unfounded.]2. To carry a pert or saucy appearance.FL'AUNT, n. Any thing displayed for show.
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