Flashboard to Flattering
Flashboard
(Flash"board`) n. A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond
above its usual level; a flushboard. [U.S.]
Flasher
(Flash"er) n.
1. One who, or that which, flashes.
2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (b) The European red-
backed shrike (Lanius collurio); — called also flusher.
Flashily
(Flash"i*ly) adv. In a flashy manner; with empty show.
Flashiness
(Flash"i*ness), n. The quality of being flashy.
Flashing
(Flash"ing), n.
1. (Engineering) The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; — called
also flushing.
2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to
cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles,
or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the
protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the
like. Cf. Filleting.
3. (Glass Making) (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore
its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it
is rotated. (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. Knight.
Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient
quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils,
esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 100° F. is regarded as a fairly safe standard. The burning point of the
oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.
Flashy
(Flash"y) a.
1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.
A little flashy and transient pleasure.
Barrow. 2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous.
A temper always flashy.
Burke. 3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.
4. Without taste or spirit.
Lean and flashy songs.
Milton. Flask
(Flask) n. [AS. flasce, flaxe; akin to D. flesch, OHG. flasca, G. flasche, Icel. & Sw. flaska,
Dan. flaske, OF. flasche, LL. flasca, flasco; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel,
Gr. . Cf. Flagon, Flasket.]
1. A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.
