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vase

(vās, vāz, väz)
n.
An open container, as of glass or porcelain, used for holding flowers or for ornamentation.
[French, from Latin vās, vessel.]
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vase

(vɑːz)
n
a vessel used as an ornament or for holding cut flowers
[C17: via French from Latin vās vessel]
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vase

(veɪs, veɪz, vɑz)

n.
a vessel, as of glass or porcelain, usu. higher than it is wide, used to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
[1555–65; < French < Latin vās vessel]
vase′like`, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers]vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
urn - a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
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Translations
زُهْرِيَّة زَهْرِيَّه، وعاء للزّينَه
ваза
váza
vase
maljakko
vaza
váza
vasi
花瓶
꽃병
vaza
vāze
váza
vaza
vas
แจกัน
bình

vase

[vɑːz] N → florero m, jarrón m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vase

[ˈvɑːz] n → vase m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vase

[, (US)]
n → Vase f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vase

[vɑːz, ɒm veɪz] n → vaso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vase

(vaːz) , ((American) veis) noun
a type of jar or jug used mainly as an ornament or for holding cut flowers. a vase of flowers. vaas زَهْرِيَّه، وعاء للزّينَه ваза vaso váza die Vase vase βάζο jarrón, florero vaas گلدان maljakko vase אגרטל फूलदान vaza váza jambangan bunga (blóma)vasi vaso 花びん 꽃병 vaza vāze vas vaas vase wazon vaso vază ваза váza vaza vaza vas แจกัน vazo 花瓶 ваза لمبا گول برتن، گل دان bình, lọ 花瓶
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vase

→ زُهْرِيَّة váza vase Vase ανθοδοχείο florero maljakko vase vaza vaso 花瓶 꽃병 vaas vase waza jarra , vaso ваза vas แจกัน vazo bình 花瓶
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Just beneath the picture, on the top shelf of the bookcase, was a vaseful of flowers.
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The firelight flickered from point to point, gleaming on the white and green coats of Gog and Magog, on the sleek, brown head of the beautiful setter basking on the rug, on the picture frames on the walls, on the vaseful of daffodils from the window garden, on Anne herself, sitting by her little table, with her sewing beside her and her hands clasped over her knee while she traced out pictures in the fire--Castles in Spain whose airy turrets pierced moonlit cloud and sunset bar-ships sailing from the Haven of Good Hopes straight to Four Winds Harbor with precious burthen.
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