flawn en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English flaun, flaon, flawn, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladonem, accusative of flado, from Frankish *flaþō. Doublet of flan, flathe, and flathon.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A flan (custard-based dessert)
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(obsolete) A pancake or hotcake.
Fill oven with flawns, Jenny, pass not for sleep, To-morrow, thy father his wake-day will keep
1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flawns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |