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Webster 1913 Edition
Vial
Vi′al
(vī′al)
, Noun.
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
And this distilled liquor drink thou off.
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.
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.
Definition 2024
vial
vial
See also: viäl
English
Alternative forms
Noun
vial (plural vials)
- 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.
- Shakespeare
Synonyms
Translations
a phial
|
Verb
vial (third-person singular simple present vials, present participle vialing, simple past and past participle vialed)
- (transitive) To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.
References
- vial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913