Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, often decorative bottle with a tight-fitting stopper or cap.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old form of bottle having a screw-top, especially a pilgrims' bottle: as, a flacon of perfume, or of salts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small glass bottle with a stopper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
bottle , often used for keepingperfume .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Of John Varvatos' stunning new fragrance, the copywriter gushed, "... an intricate yet bold blend of rose absolute and a coffee bean accord ... presented in a heavy metal flacon for a rock and roll vibe."
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Not a word was exchanged between Paul and his vis-à-vis until, towards the close of the meal, the lady's attendant brought to her a small tray of silver with a fine little flacon of transparent Venetian ware, and a liqueur-glass upon it.
Despair's Last Journey David Christie Murray
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Using powerful X-rays, the remains of a dried-out fluid were discovered at the bottom of the flacon.
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I haven't had any for a long time so, next time I go to France, I'd like to buy “un petit flacon d'alcool de menthe Ricqlès”.
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The shot grew grainier as it got larger, but Anya could see the object she held more clearly: a silver flacon, decorated in a pattern of vines and leaves muddied by the resolution.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Hence the Warhol-designed mélange of exclamation-point heels and high-button boots that covers the flacon.
August 2008 2008
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She ran her finger over her handwritten notes detailing what had been missing: “one silver-plated flacon, origin unknown.”
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She ran her finger over her handwritten notes detailing what had been missing: “one silver-plated flacon, origin unknown.”
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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The shot grew grainier as it got larger, but Anya could see the object she held more clearly: a silver flacon, decorated in a pattern of vines and leaves muddied by the resolution.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She ran her finger over her handwritten notes detailing what had been missing: “one silver-plated flacon, origin unknown.”
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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