vial

[ vahy-uhl, vahyl ]
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noun
  1. Also phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.

verb (used with object),vi·aled, vi·al·ing or (especially British) vi·alled, vi·al·ling.
  1. to put into or keep in a vial.

Idioms about vial

  1. pour out vials of wrath, to wreak vengeance or express anger: In her preface she pours out vials of wrath on her detractors.

Origin of vial

1
1300–50; Middle English viole, variant of fiolephial

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British Dictionary definitions for vial

vial

/ (ˈvaɪəl, vaɪl) /


noun
  1. a less common variant of phial

Origin of vial

1
C14: fiole, from Old French, from Old Provençal fiola, from Latin phiala, from Greek phialē; see phial

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