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Rareflasks
The correct spelling is flasks.
How to pronounce flasks
noun
Say it like: Fla-sks
The correct spelling is flasks. 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 w…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
- 3.Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
- 4.A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
- 5.A bed in a gun carriage.
verb
- 1.To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold.
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