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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


vial

vial

See also: viäl

English

Alternative forms

Noun

vial (plural vials)

  1. A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
    • Shakespeare
      Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor thou off.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

vial (third-person singular simple present vials, present participle vialing, simple past and past participle vialed)

  1. (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.

References

  • vial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams


Spanish

Adjective

vial m, f (plural viales)

  1. of or pertaining to a via, road, highway

Noun

vial m (plural viales)

  1. avenue
  2. vial