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vase

[ veys, veyz, vahz ]

noun

  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.


vase

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. a vessel used as an ornament or for holding cut flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • l adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vase1

1555–65; < French < Latin vessel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vase1

C17: via French from Latin vessel
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Versatile and beautiful, it can be a true flower vase or a bong, depending on the day.

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Three items were seized - a rare pomegranate vase; a doucai-style wine cup and a porcelain bowl - and had a combined insured value of £2.8m.

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When my friends and I broke a small vase by hitting Wiffle balls inside the house on a rainy day, she didn’t scold.

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That alleged violence was vividly illustrated in a video of the musician kicking, dragging and throwing a vase at Ms Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

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Finally, he pulled a white and blue flowered vase from the pile of debris that stayed together.

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