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n A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. (defdate|from 11th c.)
n (context|now|_|rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable. (defdate|from 17th c.)
n The butterfly stroke. (defdate|from 20th c.)
n A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
v To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
v To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it.