vessel

Meaning

Noun

1. Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
2. A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
3. (obsolete) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
4. A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
5. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
6. A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

Verb

To put into a vessel.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛs.əl/

Etymology

From Middle English vessel, vessell, from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau and Catalan vaixell), from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vase, vessel”).