| Flask (flask) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Flask |
| [AS. flasce,
flaxe; akin to D. flesch, OHG. flasca, G.
flasche, Icel. *** Sw. flaska, Dan. flaske, OF.
flasche, LL. flasca, flasco] of uncertain
origin; cf. L. vasculum, |
A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a
flask of oil or wine.
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass,
used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in;
or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat
water in, etc.
A bed in a gun carriage.
The wooden or iron frame
which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it
consists of two or more parts; viz., the cope or top;
sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or
bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a
three part flask, four part flask, etc.
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