vase

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.

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