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Flare
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." Dunglison.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. Shak.
4. To be exosed to too much light. [Obs.] Flaring in sunshine all the day. Prior.
5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.] Thackeray.