VASE


Meaning of VASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ US oftenest ]

ˈvās; Canad usually & US also ˈvāz; Britain usu, Canad also, & US sometimes ˈväz noun

Etymology: French, from Latin vas vessel

Date: 1629

: a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers

• vase·like -ˌlīk adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.