English Dictionary: vial | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for vial | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vial \Vi"al\, n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See {Phial}.] A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also {phial}.] Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor thou off. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.] To put in a vial or vials. [bd]Precious vialed liquors.[b8] --Milton. |