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Bain-marie
noun · 78% connection
A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or preparing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Barque
noun · 78% connection
Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a saili…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Beaker
noun · 78% connection
An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Bell jar
unknown · 78% connection
A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lift…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Bottle
noun · 78% connection
A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Brilliant
adjective · 78% connection
A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendere…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Camel
noun · 78% connection
A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow wate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Carboy
noun · 78% connection
A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used commonly for car…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Cell
noun · 78% connection
A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Corn
verb · 78% connection
To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Credence
noun · 78% connection
The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Cruet
noun · 78% connection
A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Crystal
noun · 78% connection
A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Decanter
noun · 78% connection
A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, fro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Demijohn
noun · 78% connection
A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Drab
noun · 78% connection
A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Egg-glass
noun · 78% connection
A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
Flagon
noun · 78% connection
A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stonewar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formerly, large, vessel, small, glass.
