Middle English Dictionary Entry

vlē̆t n.
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Forms vlē̆t n.
Etymology ?From MDu. or MLG (cp. MDu., MLG vlet a flat-bottomed boat & MDu. vlete a kind of flat fish, a ray); ?from ON (cp. OI flētta plait).

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1.
In comb.: ~ line, part of the rigging of a ship, prob. some kind of flat plaited cord, ?a gasket.
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