Vase

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( 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.

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

(3): ( n.) The calyx of a plant.

(4): ( n.) 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.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(See Basin); (See Bottle); (See Bowl); (See Chalice); (See Cup); (See Urn), etc.