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- English Word Vase Definition A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
- English Word Vase Definition A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
- English Word Vase Definition The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.
- English Word Vase Definition The calyx of a plant.
- English Word Vase-shaped Definition Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
- English Word Vaseline Definition A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.
- English Word Vasiform Definition Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
- English Word Vaso-inhibitory Definition See Vasodilator.
- English Word Vasoconstrictor Definition Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.
- English Word Vasoconstrictor Definition A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.
- English Word Vasodentine Definition A modified form of dentine, which is permeated by blood capillaries; vascular dentine.
- English Word Vasodilator Definition Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
- English Word Vasoformative Definition Concerned in the development and formation of blood vessels and blood corpuscles; as, the vasoformative cells.
- English Word Vasomotor Definition Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
- English Word Vassal Definition The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant.
- English Word Vassal Definition A subject; a dependent; a servant; a slave.
- English Word Vassal Definition Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.
- English Word Vassal Definition To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.
- English Word Vassalage Definition The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
- English Word Vassalage Definition Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.