Obs. rare–1. In 3 pl. floþre. [cf. OF. *flæðra pl. flakes of snow (cited by Junius).] A flake (of snow).

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c. 1275.  The XI Pains of Hell, 74, in O. E. Misc., 149.

        Mo saulen þolieþ þer sucche wowe
Þane be floþre in þe snowe.

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