Flask

flask, n. A narrow-necked ve el for holding fluids a powder-horn. (Founding.) A box containing the sand forming the mold. [AS. flasc, Ic. and Sw. flask a, ORG. flasca, G. flasche, W.fflasg, prob. fr. LL. flasca, a flask, perh. fr. Gr. ekphlanein, to spout forth flagon, q. v.] flat, «. Having an even and horizontal surface lying at full length; level with the earth prostrate; fallen laid low ruined wanting relief or variety monotonous lacking liveline , — said of commercial exchange and dealings; depre ed; dull; not relieved, broken, or softened; clear absolute downright. (Mus.) Below the true pitch, — hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half-step not sharp or shrill; not acute. (Pron.) Uttered with voice instead of breath; spoken, in distinction from whispered vocal sonant, — said of certain consonants, as d, etc. — adv. Directly plainly. (Stock Exch.) Without allowance for accrued interest. — n. A level surface without elevation or prominences; a low, level tract of ground a shoal shallow strand a floor or story m a building a platform car on railroads the flat part, or side, of anything; a dull fellow; simpleton. (Mus.) A character [b] before a note, indicating a tone a half-step or semitone lower. — v. To make flatten, level; to render dull, insipid, or spiritle ; to depre in tone, as a musical note, esp., to lower in pitch by half a tone. — v. To become or flattened. (Mus.) To fall from the pitch. \lc. flatz, Sw. flat, Dan. flad prob. D. vlak, G. flach, Gr. plax, a flat surface plaque, plain, a. v.) prob. not Gr. plat us, broad.] — Flat'ly, adv. Evenly; horizontally; dully; frigidly; peremptorily; plainly. — Flat'ne , n. — Flaftish, a. Somewhat — Flafwise, a. or adv. With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.— Flat'-eap, n. Writing paper in reams or bundles, unfolded, usually 14 by 17 inches in size. fish, n. A fish of a flattened form, which swims on the side, and has both eyes on one side, as the flounder, halibut, etc. — — footed, a. Firm-footed; determined. i'ron, n. An iron for smoothing cloth; a sad-iron. — Flat'ten, -tn, v. [-tened (-tnd), -tening.] To level, make flat to throw down; prostrate, depre , deject to make vapid or insipid. (Mus.) To lower the pitch of. — v. To become