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fi•as•co
Pronunciation: (fē-as'kō or, esp. for 2, -ä'skō), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cos, -coes.
1. a complete and ignominious failure.
2. a round-bottomed glass flask for wine, esp. Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright.
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