flask

flask   (flāsk)    n.   A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially: A flat, relatively thin container for liquor. A container or case for carrying gunpowder or shot. A vial or round long-necked vessel for laboratory use. A frame for holding a sand mold in a foundry. [Middle English, cask, keg, from Old French flasque, from Late Latin flascō, of Germanic origin.]

Main Entry: ¹flask
Pronunciation: 'flask
Function: noun
: a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure:as a : any of various usually blown-glass vessels used for technical purposes in a laboratory b : a metal container in which the materials used to form a dentalrestoration (as a denture) are processed

flask   (flāsk)  Pronunciation Key  A rounded container with a long neck, used in laboratories.