单词 | vase |
释义 | vasen. 1. Architecture. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > capital > parts of specific types of capital caulis1563 helix1563 vase1563 voluta1563 cyllerie1592 codd1601 cilery1611 roll1611 turning1631 pillow1664 volute1696 tambour1706 collarino1715 annulet1728 colarin1728 drum1728 caulicoles1815 intervolute1831 bolster1842 stalk1842 horn1847 bell1848 cauliculusa1878 1563 J. Shute First Groundes Archit. sig. Diiii The Abacus, the which lieth on the vasse or basket, that was founde on the maydens tombe in Corinthe. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 33/2 The bell or vase, the breadth of which at the bottom must be..that of the top of the Shaft.., and the breadth of the top of the vase must be equal to..the bottom of the shaft. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Bell In this sense, bell is the same with what is otherwise called vase and tambour. b. An ornament having the form of a vase (see sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > ornaments on pediments or cornices crotchetc1394 crocket1677 vessel1704 vase1706 blocking-course1761 acroter1829 crocketing1851 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Vase,..in Architecture, an Ornament above the Cornice. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Vases..are ornaments placed on cornices, socles, or pedestals, representing such vessels as the antients used in sacrifices, as incense-pots, &c., often inriched with Basso Relievo's. 2. a. A vessel, usually of an ornamental character, commonly of a circular section and made either of earthenware or metal, but varying greatly in actual form and use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > vessels shipc1410 vase1629 porte-bouquet1839 garniture de cheminée1900 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] vase1629 vasa1659 vas1699 1629 in A. Michaelis Anc. Marb. Great Brit. (1882) 205 I desire you woulde presently..knowe what Sir Tho. Roe hath brought of antiquities, Goddes, vases, inscriptions, medalles, or such like. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. ii. 288 The Chamberlain..puts the names of all the Cardinals..into a Vaze. 1712 A. Pope tr. Statius First Bk. Thebais in Misc. Poems 17 No Chargers then were wrought in burnish'd Gold, Nor Silver Vases took the forming Mold. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxxi. 240 Many a vase, in the division of the spoil, was shivered into fragments by the stroke of a battle-axe. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra I. 92 A tribute of fresh-culled flowers, which are afterwards arranged in vases. 1854 Poultry Chron. 2 192 Seven Silver Vases, of the value of Six Guineas each, will also be awarded, instead of money prizes. 1898 G. B. Shaw You never can Tell in Plays II. 274 The vases on pillar pedestals of veined marble with bases of black polished wood. b. (See quot. 1728) rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > candleholder > [noun] > parts of Judas1410 Judas staff1488 Judas light1502 Judas candlestick1566 vase1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Goldsmiths, Pewterers, &c. also use Vase for the middle of a Church Candlestick; which is usually of a roundish Figure, bordering somewhat on that of a Vase. [Hence in Bailey.] c. A calyx or other growth resembling a vase. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > calyx husk1530 impalement1672 perianthium1687 foot husk1688 calyx1693 coffin1727 vase1728 flower-cup1756 perianth1785 calyx-segment1870 hull1883 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Vase, is also sometimes used among Florists, for what they otherwise call the Calyx. [Hence in Bailey, etc.] a1811 J. Leyden On Spring Remains (1819) 258 The tulip's vase with dew-pearl sheen And icy crystal gleams afar. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 15 Graceful stalked vases of the Campanularia appear. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations (in sense 2), as vase-carriage, vase-handle, vase-like adj., vase-maker, vase-painter, vase-painting, vase-shaped adj., vase-work. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > concave > like specific object camois1664 pouch-likea1676 scaphoidal1681 spoon-likea1686 umbilicated1693 umbilicate1698 saucer-shaped1753 boat-shaped1760 pouchy1786 cupped1796 urn-shaped1796 naviform1816 spoon-shaped1817 urn-like1826 vase-shaped1832 bag-shaped1836 basin-like1836 trough-like1839 urceiform1840 vase-like1840 saucered1847 bag-like1849 sac-like1849 pouch-shaped1854 basin-shaped1859 trough-shaped1871 bucketed1886 spooned1890 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [noun] > painting > painter paintress1825 vase-painter1832 plate painter1875 hausmaler1935 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration of china > [noun] > painting vase-painting1843 hausmalerei1935 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > handle vase-handle1870 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > types of presswork1839 vase-work1893 coiling1900 slip casting1901 ring-building1932 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of containers or receptacles > [noun] > makers of other containers or receptacles cofferer1401 pail maker1559 trugger1566 trunk-maker1701 corver1708 swiller1859 urn-maker?1881 vase-maker1893 1770 J. Wedgwood Let. 19 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 92 Where, amongst our potters, could I get a complete Vase-maker? 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 380 Vase-shaped,..formed like a flower-pot. 1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 96/2 The two winged boys who dip into a vase-like fountain. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 149/2 The numerous names of vase painters. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 149/2 The most antient style of vase painting. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times ii. 48 Two curious vase-carriages, one found in Sweden and the other in Mecklenburg. 1870 G. J. Chester in Recov. Jerus. (1871) 473 Six vase-handles, found..on a bed of rich earth. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 25 Feb. 5/3 The best vase-work in the period 570 to 470 b.c. C2. vase carpet n. an Asian (esp. Persian) carpet with a pattern incorporating a stylized vase of flowers. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian Persian carpet1583 Persian1653 Persian rug1844 Tabriz1859 Kirman1876 Mecca1892 Karadagh1900 Khorassan1900 Kirmanshah1900 Shiraz1900 Hamadan1901 Shah Abbas1901 garden carpet1908 mahal1911 vase carpet1915 Nain1953 1915 Guide to Collection of Carpets (Victoria & Albert Mus.) i. 27 Another type of pattern, in which animal and bird life are entirely absent, has given rise in Germany to the name ‘vase-carpets’. 1983 Eastern Carpet (Hayward Gallery Catal.) 31/2 Another group of Persian carpets with beautiful floral designs are the so-called vase carpets, believed to have been made in the Kerman area. Derivatives ˈvaseful n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles fontfulc1405 shellfulc1450 eggshell-fula1475 cruseful1561 mangerful1600 thimbleful1607 hornful1610 vatful1632 flask1730 fanful1807 urnful1820 watch-glassful1830 thimble1841 eyeful1853 vaseful1856 kettleful1862 sink1868 sinkful1873 troughful1877 tankful1887 teapotful1895 walletful1909 1856 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah III. 202 A present to the Sakkas, or carriers,..who distributed a large earthen vaseful in my name to poor pilgrims. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 14 June 3/3 A vaseful of Iceland poppies. ˈvaselet n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > small vaselet1889 1889 M. M. Macmillan Lett. (1893) 250 I will present the vaselet to the British Museum. 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