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| ves·sel [ véss'l ] (plural ves·sels) |
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1. receptacle: a hollow receptacle, especially one that is used as a container for liquids
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2. large watercraft: a ship or large boat
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3. airship: a flying craft, especially an airship
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4. anatomy tubular structure conducting body fluid: a duct that carries fluid, especially blood or lymph, around the body
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5. botany tube conducting water in plant: a tube found in most flowering plants and some ferns that carries water and dissolved minerals through the plant, forming part of the sap-conducting tissue xylem
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6. somebody who embodies quality: somebody seen as the recipient or embodiment of a quality
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin vascellum "small dish or vase, ship" < vas "dish, vase"] |
