VASE (through Fr. from

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• LAT

Lat. vas, a

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• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel, pl.

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• VASA, or NIKOLAISTAD

vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate

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• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root is probably was-, to

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• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in "

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• WEAR

wear," of garments)  , a vessel, "particularly one of, ornamental form or decoration; the term is often confined to such vessels which are uncovered and with two handles, and whose height is great in proportion to their width . It is the general term applied to the decorative pottery . of the ancient Greeks and Romans, of whatever shape (see CERAMtc ) .