- 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. - 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. - The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite
capital; -- called also tambour, and drum. - The calyx of a plant.
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