Definition of vase

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Vase (n.) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum..

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Patella :: Patella (n.) A small dish, pan, or vase..
Silverware :: Silverware (n.) Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver..
Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc..
Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade..
Furniture :: Furniture (v. t.) Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc..
Vase :: Vase (n.) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum..
Capital :: Capital (n.) The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column..
Ceramics :: Ceramics (n.) Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc..
Pendant :: Pendant (n.) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase..
Holmos :: Holmos (n.) A name given to a vase having a rounded bod.
Retable :: Retable (n.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc..
Vase :: Vase (n.) 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..
Murrhine :: Murrhine (a.) Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels..
Urn :: Urn (n.) A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn..
Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase..
Monkey-pot :: Monkey-pot (n.) The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule..
Crusta :: Crusta (n.) A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object..
Vase-shaped :: Vase-shaped (a.) Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot..
Vaginicola :: Vaginicola (n.) A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular cases in which they dwell.
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
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