Obs. rare. In 6 flecte. [ad. L. flect-ĕre to bend.] trans. To bend, turn. lit. and fig.
1548. Hall, Chron., Edw. IV., 206 b. He with muche humanitie and faire woordes, did receiue and intertain, to the intent to flecte and allure the hartes of other men, to ioyne and knit with hym, against all hostilitie and vtter enemies.
1578. J. Banister, The Historie of Man, I. 33. Those Muscles, by whose benefite both the thigh is outward flected, moued, and caryed, as also circumuerted or round turned.
