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.

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