Definition of Vase

Pronunciation: vās or väz; 277
n.1.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.
No chargers then were wrought in burnished gold,
Nor silver vases took the forming mold.
- Pope.
2.(Arch.) 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.
3.(Bot.) The calyx of a plant.


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adobe, biscuit, bisque, bowl, brick, cement, ceramic ware, ceramics, china, crock, crockery, enamelware, firebrick, glass, jug, porcelain, pot, pottery, refractory, tile, tiling, urn

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