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vase

UK/vɑːz/ US/vɔːz/ fairly common

noun

1.

an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.

Phrases

  • celery vase
  • dirty trick vase
  • lachrymal vase
  • lacrimal vase
  • Ming vase
  • name vase
  • Rubin vase
  • spill vase

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