Vase
VASE, noun [Latin vas, vasa, a vessel.]
1. A vessel for domestic use, or for use in temples; as a vase for sacrifice, an urn, etc.
2. An ancient vessel dug out of the ground or from rubbish, and kept as a curiosity.
3. In architecture, an ornament of sculpture, placed on socles or pedestals, representing the vessels of the ancients, as incensepots, flower-pots, etc. They usually crown or finish facades or frontispieces.
4. The body of the Corinthian and Composite capital; called also the tambor or drum.
5. Among florists, the calyx of a plant, as of a tulip.
6. Among goldsmiths, the middle of a church candlestick.
7. A solid piece of ornamental marble.