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English
Etymology
Old French vessel, from Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vessel (plural vessels)
- (nautical) A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats.
- 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
- 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- A container of liquid, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher
- A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
- Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
- I am a vessel that’s empty and useless I am a bad seed that fell by the way I am a loser that wants to be a winner And you are my last hope Don’t turn me away.
- Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
- (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
- blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:vessel
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "vessel"References
- “vessel” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
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