Middle English Dictionary Entry

flōte n.(1)
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Note: Cp. floten, flete.
1.
(a) A fleet of ships, esp. of warships; (b) company, troop; army; (c) herd of animals; (d) ?a set (of fishing nets).
2.
(a) A float for a fishing line or net; (b) a raft or boat of some kind; flote-bat; (c) Poet. an arrow.
3.
(a) Swimming; (b) the state of being afloat; on (in, o) ~, afloat.
4.
(a) A stream, a river; (b) a liquid, a solution.