n.
Dewar bulb,
Dewar tube, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
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.
Erlenmeyer flask,
Florence flask. [ From Florence in Italy. ]
Pocket flask,
n. [ Cf. W. fflasged a vessel of straw or wickerwork, fflasg flask, basket, and E. flask. ]
In which they gathered flowers to fill their flasket. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small portable flask, usually made of metal, used to hold liquor.
n. A diarrhea or flux. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Lash, Latching. ] (Naut.) latching. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A flask in which gunpowder is carried, having a charging tube at the end. [ 1913 Webster ]