1. (v. i.) To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

2. (v. i.) Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

3. (n.) The act of soaring; upward flight.

4. (a.) See 3d Sore.

5. (a.) See Sore, reddish brown.

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