flouted

Example Sentences

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Florent Guillaume stepped up to him and louted low.

From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)

And she has kissed the Frenchman’s Queen,   And eke her daughters three, And gien her hand to the young Princess,   That louted upon the knee.

From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Doyle, Richard

Whene'er the answer was closed, and as oft as they named the Redeemer, Lowly louted the boys, and lowly the maidens all courtesied.

From The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

He stopped suddenly, louted low to the sky, and with comprehensive gesture took in the countryside. 

From Gathering of Brother Hilarius by Fairless, Michael

He's louted him o'er the lofty crag, And he has gi'en her kisses three: Awa she gaed, and again she cam, 60 The loveliest ladye e'er could be!

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various