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See also:VASE (through Fr. from See also:Lat. vas, a See also:vessel, pl. See also:vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate See also:root is probably was-, to See also:cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " See also:wear," of garments) , a See also:vessel, "particularly one of, ornamental See also:form or decoration; the See also:term is often confined to such vessels which are uncovered and with two handles, and whose height is See also:great in proportion to their width . It is the See also:general term applied to the decorative pottery . of the See also:ancient Greeks and See also:Romans, of whatever shape (see CERAMtc ) . |
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