| 单词 | flask |
| 释义 | flask flask1 /flask, flahsk/, n. 1. a bottle, usually of glass, having a rounded body and a narrow neck, used esp. in laboratory experimentation. 2. a flat metal or glass bottle for carrying in the pocket: a flask of brandy. 3. an iron container for shipping mercury, holding a standard commercial unit of 76 lb. (34 kg). 4. Metall. a container into which sand is rammed around a pattern to form a mold. [1375-1425; late ME: cask, keg < AF, OF flaske < LL flasca, earlier flasco, of uncert. orig.; cf. OE flasce, flaxe, OHG flasca (G flasche); cf. FLAGON] flask2 /flask, flahsk/, n. Ordn. 1. the armored plates making up the sides of a gun-carriage trail. 2. Obs. the bed of a gun carriage. [1570-80; < dial. F flasque cheek of a gun carriage < LL flasca FLASK1] |
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