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Webster 1913 Edition


Vial

Vi′al

(vī′al)
,
Noun.
[OE.
viole
,
fiole
, F.
fiole
. See
Phial
.]
A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper;
as, a
vial
of medicine
.
[Written also
phial
.]
Take thou this
vial
, being then in bed,
And this distilled liquor drink thou off.
Shakespeare

Vi′al

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vialed
or
Vialled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Vialing
or
Vialling
.]
To put in a vial or vials.
“Precious vialed liquors.”
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vial

VI'AL

,
Noun.
[L. phiala.] A phial; a small bottle of thin glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists.
Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head.
1Sam. 10.
Vials of God's wrath, in Scripture, are the execution of his wrath upon the wicked for their sins. Rev. 16.

VI'AL

,
Verb.
T.
To put in a vial.

Definition 2024


viäl

viäl

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Volapük

Noun

viäl (plural viäls)

  1. violin

Declension