phial
Syllables: phi·al/ˈfaɪəl/US/ˈfaɪəl/
phial noun: a bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
Noun
phial (plural phials)
- A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
- VVo to you that are rich in Sion, and haue confidence in the mountaine of Samaria: […] That drinke vvine in phials, and are annoynted vvith the beſt oyntment: and they ſuffred nothing vpon the contrition of Ioſeph.1610, The Second Tome of the Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Amos 6:1 and 6, pages 835–836
- And when he had taken the booke, the foure Beaſts, and foure and twenty Elders fel down before the Lambe, hauing euery one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of Saints.The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Revelation 5:8, column 1
Verb
phial (third-person singular simple present phials, present participle (US) phialing or (UK) phialling, simple past and past participle (US) phialed or (UK) phialled)
phial meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
phial in Hindi
- phial
- शीशी śīśī
phial in Tamil
- சிறுகுப்பி
phial in Marathi
- phial
- शीशी śīśī, शिशी śiśī
phial in Urdu
- phial
- شیشی šīšī
More languagesFewer languages
- phial in Kannada
- ಮದ್ದಿನ ಬುಡ್ಡಿ
Examples of phial in a sentence
- AA Is a glaſs phial filled vvith mercury to the ſuperficies DD, or thereabout.1682, Robert Boyle, “A Continuation of New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, Touching the Spring and Weight of the Air, and Their Effects....
- Thou still, upon the broad vine-sheltered path, / Mayst wait the turning of the phials of wrath / For certain years, for certain months and days.1881, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “‘Retro Me, Sathana!’”, in Ballads and Sonnets, London: Ellis and White, […], →OCLC, page 252:
- He sat musing for a little with the phial in his hand, looking at the clear liquid within.1923 March, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Creeping Man”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi]...
- She held up a small crystal phial: it glittered as she moved it, and rays of white light sprang from her hand.1954 July 29, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “Farewell to Lórien”, in The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the...
Synonyms of phial
Forms of phial
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | phials |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | phials |
| present participle US | phialing |
| present participle UK | phialling |
| past participle US | phialed |
| past US | phialed |
| past participle UK | phialled |
| past UK | phialled |
Origin of phial
The noun is derived partly: * from Middle English fiole, phiole, phial (“small bowl or cup for liquids, etc.; flask”) [and other forms], from Middle French fiole, phiole [and other forms], and Old French fiole (modern French fiole), from Late Latin fiola, phiola, from Latin phiala (“broad, flat, shallow bowl or cup”), from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “round and shallow bowl, pan, or saucer”), probably from Pre-Greek; and * directly from Latin phiala (see above). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of vial. Cognates * Catalan fiola * French fiole * Italian fiala * Old Occitan fiola (Occitan fiòla)
Words formed from phial
Words that rhyme with phial
Questions about phial
- What does phial mean?
- Phial means a bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
- What is phial in Hindi?
- Phial in Hindi is शीशी (śīśī). See Phial meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use phial in a sentence?
- AA Is a glaſs phial filled vvith mercury to the ſuperficies DD, or thereabout.
- What part of speech is phial?
- Phial can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce phial?
- Phial is pronounced /ˈfaɪəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phial?
- The plural of phial is phials.
Words near phial in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phial (page history and authors); शीशी (Hindi) (page history and authors); phial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शिशी (Marathi) (page history and authors); شیشی (Urdu) (page history and authors); phial (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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