Vessel definition
A blood vessel.
A vessel of wrath.
An example of a vessel is a cruise ship.
An example of a vessel is a pot of water.
A vessel of mercy.
A blood vessel.
Blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants.
A blood vessel.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of vessel
- Middle English from Old French from Late Latin vāscellum diminutive of Latin vāsculum diminutive of vās vessel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau), from Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel").
From Wiktionary