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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flare \Flare\, n. Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flare \Flare\ (fl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared} (fl[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913 Webster] 2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. [1913 Webster] 3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. [1913 Webster] With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. [1913 Webster] {To flare up}, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flare \Flare\, n. 1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. [1913 Webster] 2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d {Fusil}, and cf. {Fuse}, n.] 1. A flintlock gun. See 2d {Fusil}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A fuse. See {Fuse}, n. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a {flare} or {railroad flare}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: flare n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: {flare}, {flair}] 2: a sudden burst of flame 3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: {flare}, {flash}] 4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation 5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" 6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: {solar flare}, {flare}] 7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" 9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" [syn: {flare pass}, {flare}] 11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn up}] 2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: {flare out}, {flare}] 3: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: {flare}, {flame}] 4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up}, {flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]