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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fly \Fly\, n.; pl {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS
fl[=y]ge, fle['o]ge, fr fle['o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg
OHG. flioga G. fliege, Icel. & Sw fluga, Dan. flue. [root]
84. See {Fly}, v. i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
a Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings;
as the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
b Any dipterous insect; as the house fly; flesh fly;
black fly. See {Diptera}, and Illust. in Append.
2. A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.
``The fur-wrought fly.'' --Gay.
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