vase

VASE, noun [Latin vas, vasa, a vessel.] 1. A vessel for domestic use, or for use in temples; as a vase for sacrifice, an urn, etc. 2. An ancient vessel dug out of the ground or from rubbish, and kept as a curiosity. 3. In architecture, an ornament of sculpture, placed on socles or pedestals, representing the vessels of the ancients, as incensepots, flower-pots, etc. They usually crown or finish facades or frontispieces. 4. The body of the Corinthian and Composite capital; called also the tambor or drum. 5. Among florists, the calyx of a plant, as of a tulip. 6. Among goldsmiths, the middle of a church candlestick. 7. A solid piece of ornamental marble.