·noun Leaf of lard.
II. Flare ·vi To be exposed to too much light.
III. Flare ·noun An unsteady, broad, offensive light.
IV. Flare ·noun A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.
V. Flare ·vi To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
VI. Flare ·vi To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
VII. Flare ·vi To shine out with gaudy colors; to Flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
VIII. Flare ·vi To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
IX. Flare ·add. ·noun 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.