Flake white

Flake white
Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish. ``Lottle flakes of scurf.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Great flakes of ice encompassing our boat. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

2. A little particle of lighted or incandescent matter, darted from a fire; a flash. [1913 Webster]

With flakes of ruddy fire. --Somerville. [1913 Webster]

3. (Bot.) A sort of carnation with only two colors in the flower, the petals having large stripes. [1913 Webster]

4. a person who behaves strangely; a flaky[2] person. [Colloq.] [PJC]

{Flake knife} (Arch[ae]ol.), a cutting instrument used by savage tribes, made of a flake or chip of hard stone. --Tylor.

{Flake stand}, the cooling tub or vessel of a still worm. --Knight.

{Flake white}. (Paint.) (a) The purest white lead, in the form of flakes or scales. (b) The trisnitrate of bismuth. --Ure. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Flake white — White White, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] Finely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flake-white — flakeˈ white noun The purest white lead for painting, made in the form of scales or plates • • • Main Entry: ↑flake …   Useful english dictionary

  • flake white — noun Etymology: flake (II) : white lead selected for whiteness and fine texture especially for artists use * * * flake white, a pigment made from the flakes or scales of pure white lead. * * * n. a pure white pigment made from flakes of white… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flake white. — See lead white. [1650 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • flake white — /fleɪk ˈwaɪt/ (say flayk wuyt) noun a pigment made from pure white lead …  

  • flake white. — See lead white. [1650 60] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Flake — (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flake knife — Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flake stand — Flake Flake (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.] 1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White — White, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] Finely attired …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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