flews

[ flooz ]

plural noun

1. the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.

flews

/ fluːz /

plural noun

1. the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of flews¹

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of flews¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He has a houndlike face, with droopy flews.

From Washington Post

The lips are darkly pigmented and are pendulous, falling squarely in front and, toward the back, in loose hanging flews.

From New York Times

Many also achieved secondary but more lasting fame: Marie Duplessis was the prototype for the heroines of Dumas' La Dame aux camelias and La Traviata; Blanche d'Antigny was transformed by Zola into Nana and Apollonie Sabatier was the real-life la Muse et la Madone of Baudelaire's Les Flews du nuil.

From Time Magazine Archive

As day broke blue and bitter in the ashen east, a team of spent huskies with ice-hung lips and flews swung in from the trail skirting the lee shore of Big Island and the driver in belted caribou capote, a rim of ice from his frozen breath circling his lean face, made a fire from cedar kindlings brought on the sled, boiled tea and pemmican, and feeding his dogs, lay down in his robes.

From Project Gutenberg

Yesterday I'd ben willin to bet a 20-cent seegar that my gal, Maria, would 'er lep cross one of the flews of Haydies for me.

From Project Gutenberg