Synonyms for phial
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fahy-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ əl |
Top 10 synonyms for phial Other synonyms for the word phial
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
- 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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