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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flared (); 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. 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 exposed 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. Flare n. 1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light. 2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. Flare n.Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." Dunglison. Flare n.(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. スポンサード リンク
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