phial
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Old French fiole, from Latin phiala (“a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl”), from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē). Cognate to English vial.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
phial (plural phials)
- A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines.
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Translations[edit]
glass vessel — see vial
Verb[edit]
phial (third-person singular simple present phials, present participle phialing, simple past and past participle phialed)
- (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.
References[edit]
- phial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
