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vase
1. A vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal; usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
2. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial used; especially, as a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase.
3. In botany, the calyx (sepals or ring of leaves of one flower collectively) of a plant.
4. From Latin vas "container, vessel."
2. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial used; especially, as a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase.
3. In botany, the calyx (sepals or ring of leaves of one flower collectively) of a plant.
4. From Latin vas "container, vessel."
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(Greek > Latin: @ two-handled; a vessel with two handles or ears; a pitcher or vase)