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▪ I. † vasa1 Obs.
[Chiefly in the plural forms vasa's, vasas, f. L. vāsa pl. (see prec. 2); hence irregularly vasa as sing.]
A vase.
1651Evelyn Char. Eng. (1659) 36 One of their Spurs engaged in a Carpet.., drew all to the ground, break the Glass & the Vasas in pieces. 1698M. Lister Journ. Paris 188 Here also were great Vasa's of Trelliage upon Pedestals. 1699Evelyn Acetaria Pref. b 1/b, Busts, Obelisks, Columns, Inscriptions, Dials, Vasa's, Perspectives. a1700― Diary 14 Nov. 1643, A vasa of onyx. Ibid. 29 Nov. 1644, An antiq vasa of marble neare 6 foote high.
▪ II. vasa2|ˈveɪsə, ˈveɪzə|
Also vaza.
[Malagasy vaza.]
One or other of several Madagascar parrots belonging to the genus Coracopsis. Usu. attrib.
1811Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 528 Vasa Parrot. Ibid. 529 Smaller Vasa Parrot. Ibid., The Smaller Vasa measures about fourteen inches in length. 1904Times 30 Jan. 10/2 The collection of foreign birds,..among others of..macaws, a black vasa parrot, and a hoopoe. |