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vase definition

vase (vās, vāz; also, chiefly Brit väz)

noun

an open container, usually rounded and of greater height than width, used for decoration, for holding flowers, etc.

Etymology: Fr < L vas, vessel, dish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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