From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flote \Flote\, v. t.
To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] --Tusser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flote \Flote\, n. [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float, n.] A wave. [Obs.] "The Mediterranean flote." --Shak. [1913 Webster]