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• flea-bit|ten — «FLEE BIHT uhn», adjective. 1. bitten by or infested with fleas. 2. having reddish brown spots on a light colored hide: »a flea bitten horse. 3. Figurative. shabby; miserable; squalid: »a fleabitten kingdom in the Middle East (Maclean s). a flea… …   Useful english dictionary

• flea-bitten — flea bit ten, a. 1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea bitten face. [1913 Webster] 2. White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; said of the color of a horse. [1913 Webster] 3. same as {creaky}, 1. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: creaky, decrepit, run… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flea-bitten — flea bit·ten .bit ən adj bitten by or infested with fleas …   Medical dictionary

• flea-bitten — flea′ bit ten adj. 1) bitten by or infested with fleas 2) shabby; dilapidated; wretched 3) (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small brown or reddish spots or streaks • Etymology: 1560–70 …   From formal English to slang

• Flea (musician) — Flea Flea performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane Castle on August 23, 2003. Background information Birth name Michael Peter Balzary …   Wikipedia

• flea-bitten — /flee bit n/, adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 4. (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks. [1560 70] * * * …   Universalium

• beach flea — /ˈbitʃ fli/ (say beech flee) noun any of various small hopping amphipods (family Orchestidae) found on beaches; a sandhopper …  

• A Flea in Her Ear — ( fr. La Puce à l oreille) is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque.PlotIt is Paris at the turn of the century, and the lovely Raymonde Chandebise, after years of wedded bliss, begins to doubt the fidelity of… …   Wikipedia

• fleabitten — flea|bit|ten [ fli,bıtn ] adjective old, dirty, and unpleasant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fleabite — flea·bite .bīt n the bite of a flea also the red spot caused by such a bite …   Medical dictionary