Definitions for: Flask


[n] bottle that has a narrow neck
[n] the quantity a flask will hold



Webster (1913) Definition: Flask, n. [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, dim. of vas a vessel, Gr. ?, ?, ?. Cf. Flagon,
Flasket.]
1. A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a
flask of oil or wine.

2. 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.

3. A bed in a gun carriage. [Obs.] --Bailey.

4. (Founding) 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.

Erlenmeyer flask, a thin glass flask, flat-bottomed and
cone-shaped to allow of safely shaking its contents
laterally without danger of spilling; -- so called from
Erlenmeyer, a German chemist who invented it.

Florence flask. [From Florence in Italy.]
(a) Same as Betty, n., 3.
(b) A glass flask, round or pear-shaped, with round or
flat bottom, and usually very thin to allow of heating
solutions.

Pocket flask, a kind of pocket dram bottle, often covered
with metal or leather to protect it from breaking.

Synonyms: flaskful

See Also: ampulla, bottle, canteen, containerful, Erlenmeyer flask, hipflask, pocket flask, round-bottom flask, vacuum bottle, vacuum flask

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