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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 946 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VASE (through Fr. from
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Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in "
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wear," of garments)
  , a vessel, "particularly one of, ornamental form or decoration; the
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term is often confined to such vessels which are uncovered and with two handles, and whose height is
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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 ) .

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