flask

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Partially from Middle English *flaske from Old English flaxe, flasce "flask, bottle", and partially from Middle English flask "keg, cask" from Anglo-Norman flaske from Old French flaske from Late Latin flasca, flascō "bottle, container", of Germanic origin, from Frankish flaska "flask, bottle" from Proto-Germanic *flaskon- (“‘bottle’”) from Proto-Germanic *fleh- (“‘to plait, braid’”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. See fiasco. Akin to Old High German flasca, flaska "bottle, flask" (German Flasche), Old Norse flaska (Danish flaske), Old English flasce, flaxe "bottle, flask", Old English fleohtan "to braid, plait". More at flax

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fläsk, IPA: /flɑːsk/, SAMPA: /flA:sk/
• enPR: flăsk, IPA: /flæsk/, SAMPA: /fl{sk/

[edit] Noun

flask (plural flasks)

1. (sciences) 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.
2. A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
3. (engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.

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[edit] Verb

flask

1. Imperative of flaske.