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To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle
flares. |
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To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
dazzling or painfully bright light. |
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To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
offensively bright or showy. |
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To be exposed to too much light. |
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To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. |
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An unsteady, broad, offensive light. |
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A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. |
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Leaf of lard. |