VASE
\vˈɑːz], \vˈɑːz], \v_ˈɑː_z]\
Definitions of VASE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
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A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
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The calyx of a plant.
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The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; - called also tambour, and drum.
By Oddity Software
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A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
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A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
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The calyx of a plant.
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The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; - called also tambour, and drum.
By Noah Webster.
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A vessel, of glass, pottery, etc., usually circular in shape and of a height greater than its width, designed for ornament or use.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A vessel anciently used for domestic purposes and in offering sacrifices: an ornamental vessel generally of an antique pattern: a sculptured, vase-like ornament.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A vessel of various forms and materials for domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses ; an ornament of sculpture placed on a pedestal representing one of the vessels of the ancients the body or naked ground of the Corinthian and Composite capital.
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