vessel

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛs(ə)l/

noun

  • 1a ship or large boat.
  • 2a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.
  • (chiefly in biblical use) a person regarded as having or embodying a particular quality: giving honour 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'

Spelling help

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