flacon

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/ˈflækɒn//ˈflɑːkɒn/

noun

A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.

“October 24, 1872, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, letter to G. W. Greene two glass flacons for the ink”

OriginFrench flacon →
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Meanings

nounflacon (plural flacons)

plural flacons

  1. A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.

    October 24, 1872, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, letter to G. W. Greene two glass flacons for the ink

Origin

  1. Frenchflacon
  2. Englishflacon

Borrowed from French flacon. Doublet of fiasco, flagon, and flask.

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Translations

Esperanto flakono
  • flakonosmall bottle
German Flakon
  • Flakonsmall bottle
Polish flakon
  • flakonsmall bottle
Russian флако́н
  • флако́н (flakón)small bottle
Swedish flakong
  • flakongsmall bottle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

falcon
Cite this entry
APA

flacon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flacon

MLA

“flacon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flacon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flacon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flacon.

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