- vaselike
- adjective see vase
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vaselike
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vaselike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling or suggesting a vase especially in outline … Useful english dictionary
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vase — noun Etymology: French, from Latin vas vessel Date: 1629 a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers • vaselike adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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