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vessel

Syllabification: (ves·sel)
Pronunciation: /ˈvesəl/

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Definition of vessel

noun

  • 1a ship or large boat.
  • 2a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.
  • (chiefly in or alluding to biblical use) a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular quality:giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel
  • 3 Anatomy & Zoology a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. See also blood vessel.
  • Botany any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and mineral nutrients from the root.

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vessel(e), from late Latin vascellum, diminutive of vas 'vessel'

Spell vessel with a double s; the ending is -el.

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