Definition of vessel

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Vessel (n.) A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc..

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Holy :: Holy (superl.) Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
Firkin :: Firkin (n.) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc..
Air Cell :: Air cell () A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects..
Shipwright :: Shipwright (n.) One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.
Unballasted :: Unballasted (a.) Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
Extravascular :: Extravascular (a.) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
Biggin :: Biggin (n.) A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor..
Rock :: Rock (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
Quilting :: Quilting (n.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
Cell :: Cell (n.) A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery..
Argentry :: Argentry (n.) Silver plate or vessels.
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
Lightroom :: Lightroom (n.) A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass windows..
Midships :: Midships (n. pl.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.
Sail :: Sail (n.) A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.
Launch :: Launch (n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built..
Vessel :: Vessel (n.) A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel..
Repousse :: Repousse (a.) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal..
Rete :: Rete (n.) A net or network; a plexus; particularly, a network of blood vessels or nerves, or a part resembling a network..
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