n.1 a narrow-necked bulbous bottle for wine etc. or as used in chemistry.
2 hip-flask (see HIP(1)).
3 vacuum flask.
4 hist. powder-flask.
Etymology: F flasque & (prob.) It. fiasco f. med.L flasca, flasco: cf. FLAGON
n.1 a narrow-necked bulbous bottle for wine etc. or as used in chemistry.
2 hip-flask (see HIP(1)).
3 vacuum flask.
4 hist. powder-flask.
Etymology: F flasque & (prob.) It. fiasco f. med.L flasca, flasco: cf. FLAGON
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012