Flies : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Flies	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Flies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flies n (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fly \Fly\, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[ymac]ge, fle[a2]ge, fr. fle[a2]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]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. [bd]The fur-wrought fly.[b8] --Gay.