bason

American  

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /

noun

Anglican Church.

1. a basin.

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Example Sentences

Look at this bason of water; why does the piece of paper which I throw into it float on the surface?

From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Jones, Thomas P.

To show the difference of workmanship, there is something from all the china works in England; and one old true china bason mended, of an odd color.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George

The bason which forms this beautiful harbor is surrounded by lofty mountains, which are so dry, that they are even destitute of water.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 by Abreu, Antonio Alvarez de

Into this bason I dropped the key, and watched it sink with a sparkling tail of bubbles to the bottom.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

The rubric mentions but one bason, to which originally the people brought their alms, instead of putting them into the poor man's box.

From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown