Obs. [var. of FLACK, FLAG.] = FLAG v. in various intr. senses. To become languid or flabby. Of a garment: To fall in folds.
1480. Robt. Devyll, 13.
| I will contynewe and neuer wyll flake | |
| Thoughe I therfore my lyfe lose shoulde. |
1545. Raynold, Byrth Mankynde, II. vii. (1634), 137. If the right brest flake and flagge.
1592. Wyrley, Armorie, 100.
| Downe to the ground doth sweeping vestment flake | |
| One pile before and one plast on my backe. |
