The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flote \Flote\, v. t.
   To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] --Tusser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flote \Flote\, n. [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float,
   n.]
   A wave. [Obs.] "The Mediterranean flote." --Shak.
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