Vial \Vi"al\, n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See Phial.]
A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with
a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a
vial of medicine. [Written also phial.]
Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this
distilled liquor thou off. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |