flask
/ˈflæsk/ sustantivo C1En español: petaca, licorera disfrazada, matraz, redoma
- 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.
- A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
- 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.
- A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
- A bed in a gun carriage.
- A nuclear flask, a large, secure lead-lined container for the transport of nuclear material.
- A small bottle of liquor.
Plural flasks
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“After leaving you at the station I went for a charming walk through some admirable Surrey scenery to a pretty little village called Ripley, where I had my tea at an inn, and took the precaution of filling my flask and of putting a paper of sandwiches in my pocket.
This and some dried fruits and a flask of Monte Pulciano, was the bill of fare.
Holmes was bending over my chair, his flask in his hand.
Everything was now in an uproar, some calling for their pistols, some for their horses, and some for another flask of wine.
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