Synonyms for phial

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fahy-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ əl

Top 10 synonyms for phial

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Définition of phial

Origin : late 14c., from Old French fiole "flask, phial" (12c.), probably from Medieval Latin phiola, from Latin phiala, from Greek phiale "broad, flat drinking vessel," of unknown origin.

As in bottle : noun container, usually for liquids
As in vial : noun container
As in flask : noun small container for liquid

Example sentences :

Then strain it through muslin, and keep it tightly-corked in a phial.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

He poured half a phial over his cravat, his pocket-handkerchief, his sleeves.
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

Hurriedly he removed the plate from the pillow and replaced the phial of liquid.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

As she spoke she drew from her bosom a phial, containing a dark liquid.
Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames

Trembling, he lifted the phial of bat's blood, drank it down.
Extract from : « G-r-r-r...! » by Roger Arcot

He gave me the phial and a pin, and I pricked the wax, and to lo!
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

A preparation of menthe, dripping from a phial, spotted it green.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

But I speak of the cruet sauces, where the quintessence of the sapid is condensed in a phial.
Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock

The phial and lid were lying separate, and Page 126 there was no sign of a relic.
Extract from : « The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 » by Various

He looked at van Heerden thoughtfully, then picked up the phial again.
Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace

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