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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlayed
/fleɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having been stripped of skin, or appearing as if the skin has been removed.
"The ancient artifact depicted a deity often associated with flayed skin."
- 1
To strip the skin off of a person or animal, either as a method of execution, torture, or preparation.
"Mythological texts describe how ritual garments were made from the hides of flayed sacrifices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'flēan', meaning to strip off skin, originating from Proto-Germanic *flahaną. Over centuries, it evolved from literal physical skinning into metaphorical usage describing harsh criticism or severe exposure of a surface.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flayed" is said worldwide
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écorché
Transliteration: e-kor-she
"Le manuscrit ancien mentionnait le dieu écorché."
gehäutet
Transliteration: ge-hoy-tet
"Die historische Figur wurde oft als gehäutet dargestellt."
scorticato
Transliteration: skor-ti-ka-to
"Il mito antico descriveva il dio scorticato."
desollado
Transliteration: de-so-ya-do
"El ritual antiguo estaba dedicado al dios desollado."
esfolado
Transliteration: es-fo-la-do
"A divindade era frequentemente representada como esfolada."
खाल खींचा हुआ
Transliteration: khaal kheechaa huaa
"प्राचीन कथा में खाल खींचे गए देवता का उल्लेख है।"
剥皮的
Transliteration: bō pí de
"这个神话与剥皮的神明密切相关。"
가죽이 벗겨진
Transliteration: gajugi beotgyejin
"신화 속에서 그 신은 가죽이 벗겨진 모습으로 묘사된다."
皮を剥がれた
Transliteration: kawa o hagareta
"その神話的図像には皮を剥がれた姿が描かれている。"
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