phial

[ fahy-uhl ]

/ ˈfaɪ əl /

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noun

vial.

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Origin of phial

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin phiala saucer <Greek phiálē; replacing Middle English phiole, fiole<Middle French fiole<Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM phial

phi·al·ine

[fahy-uh-lin, -lahyn], /ˈfaɪ ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH phial

file, phial

Words nearby phial

pheromones, PHEV, phew, Ph. G., phi, phial, phiale, Phialophora, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Bete, Phichol

How to use phial in a sentence

Automatically, as a result of habit, she unlocked her jewel-case and took out a tiny phial containing minute cachets.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
At his right hand was a small table, on which stood a glass of milk, a phial, a stethoscope.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
He was "candling" a phial of ground glass in his fingers as a good wife tries eggs.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
"Now, then," said the Turk, producing a small phial containing a pale greenish fluid.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng

They take the cordial to-day, draining out every drop, forgetting that the phial will be empty to-morrow.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for phial

phial

/ (ˈfaɪəl) /

noun

a small bottle for liquids; vial

Word Origin for phial

C14: from Old French fiole, from Latin phiola saucer, from Greek phialē wide shallow vessel

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phial

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