"vessel" meaning in Middle English

See vessel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛsɛl/, /ˈvɛsəl/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French vaissel, vessel, from Late Latin vāscellum. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|bor|fro>vaissel>vessel|id=small container}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|vaissel}} Borrowed from Old French vaissel, {{der|enm|LL.|vāscellum}} Late Latin vāscellum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vessel, {{enm-noun|vessels|pl2=vessel}} vessel (plural vessels or vessel) Forms: vessels [plural], vessel [plural], vescel [alternative], vessell [alternative], fessell [alternative], vessall [alternative], vesel [alternative], vessayle [alternative], fessel [alternative], wessell [alternative], ffessell [alternative]
  1. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:
    (by extension) A decorative container; a vase used for adornment.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-ESP5LD-5 Categories (other): Anatomy, Containers Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 5 5 4 5 11 5 4 12 11 11 9 4 4 Disambiguation of Containers: 10 13 8 11 12 8 8 8 1 13 3 3 1 1
  2. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:
    (by extension) A piece of cookware; a container used for cooking.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-Lf3MzlUh Categories (other): Containers, Cookware and bakeware, Cutlery Disambiguation of Containers: 10 13 8 11 12 8 8 8 1 13 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 6 46 4 6 6 1 1 1 1 20 4 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 6 13 11 6 6 6 6 6 7 12 6 6 6 6
  3. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:
    (by extension) Any sort of kitchen tool or utensil.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-1SQa9BG- Categories (other): Cutlery Disambiguation of Cutlery: 6 13 11 6 6 6 6 6 7 12 6 6 6 6
  4. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    A container used for the storage of medicines; a pharmaceutical container.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-YGz~V3kD Categories (other): Containers, Medicine Disambiguation of Containers: 10 13 8 11 12 8 8 8 1 13 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    Any object, especially a container, used in religious ceremonies or rituals.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-b-ywPZF6 Categories (other): Containers, Religion Disambiguation of Containers: 10 13 8 11 12 8 8 8 1 13 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 64 16 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
  6. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    A large container or vat used for bulk storage.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-SaslKx0D Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 5 5 4 5 11 5 4 12 11 11 9 4 4
  7. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    (alchemy) Alchemical equipment, ware, or tools.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-UzOmLqcr Categories (other): Alchemy, Medical equipment Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 1 1 1 1 1 1 38 42 1 2 1 1 1 8 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  8. A container or vessel; a box for storage:
    Traveling equipment; travel gear.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-5-l-RwSf Categories (other): Medical equipment Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 1 1 1 1 1 1 38 42 1 2 1 1 1 8
  9. In several anatomical senses:
    (figurative) A human being or the body of a human being.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-9Js3rnEG Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 5 5 4 5 11 5 4 12 11 11 9 4 4
  10. In several anatomical senses:
    Blood vessels; the tubes that blood travels in.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-ukz~dVWy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Containers, Cutlery Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 13 4 5 4 2 4 6 4 3 5 4 3 3 2 19 4 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 2 15 2 5 4 2 4 7 4 2 8 2 2 2 2 27 4 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 17 1 6 4 1 5 8 5 1 6 1 1 1 1 27 5 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 5 5 4 5 11 5 4 12 11 11 9 4 4 Disambiguation of Containers: 10 13 8 11 12 8 8 8 1 13 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 6 13 11 6 6 6 6 6 7 12 6 6 6 6
  11. In several anatomical senses:
    Any sort of tube, duct or canal in the body (e.g. the intestines)
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-HfP~OfVO Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 5 5 4 5 11 5 4 12 11 11 9 4 4
  12. In several anatomical senses:
    (figurative, rare) The heart (as the seat of feelings).
    Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-oh1ke-TQ
  13. A seafaring vessel; a boat or ship.
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-oQ1i-M3N Categories (other): Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
  14. (mainly Biblical) A machine, device, or method. Tags: Biblical, mainly
    Sense id: en-vessel-enm-noun-uvgtaNmQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vesselling, vesselment
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "vescel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vessell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fessell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vessall",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vessayle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fessel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wessell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ffessell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vessel",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vessels",
        "pl2": "vessel"
      },
      "expansion": "vessel (plural vessels or vessel)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "A decorative container; a vase used for adornment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "(by extension) A decorative container; a vase used for adornment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "A piece of cookware; a container used for cooking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "(by extension) A piece of cookware; a container used for cooking."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "Any sort of kitchen tool or utensil."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:",
        "(by extension) Any sort of kitchen tool or utensil."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A container used for the storage of medicines; a pharmaceutical container."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "Any object, especially a container, used in religious ceremonies or rituals."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "A large container or vat used for bulk storage."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Alchemy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "Alchemical equipment, ware, or tools."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alchemy",
          "alchemy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "(alchemy) Alchemical equipment, ware, or tools."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "alchemy",
        "pseudoscience"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A container or vessel; a box for storage:",
        "Traveling equipment; travel gear."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "A human being or the body of a human being."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "(figurative) A human being or the body of a human being."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "Blood vessels; the tubes that blood travels in."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "Any sort of tube, duct or canal in the body (e.g. the intestines)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "The heart (as the seat of feelings)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "In several anatomical senses:",
        "(figurative, rare) The heart (as the seat of feelings)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A seafaring vessel; a boat or ship."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A machine, device, or method."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mainly Biblical) A machine, device, or method."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical",
        "mainly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛsɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛsəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vessel"
}

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