bason

American  

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /

noun

Anglican Church.

1. a basin.

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Example Sentences

She had fetched a bason, and began carefully washing out the wound, which he suffered passively, like a child.

From L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul

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.

This one bason is wholly inefficient for making a collection by several persons, and from a large congregation; and therefore is to be used for receiving alms collected in other receptacles.

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

The pudding will be lighter, if only made in a bason, then turned out into a pudding cloth, and boiled in plenty of water.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

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