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a glorified tube that turns dying flowers into a personality trait
means A decorative open container, usually taller than it is wide, used to hold flowers or simply to look ornamental on its own.
from From French 'vase', which comes from Latin 'vas', meaning a vessel or container — the same root that gives us 'vascular' (the body's vessels) and 'vasculum'. The famous quarrel isn't about its origin but its sound: British English keeps the French-ish 'vahz', while American English flattened it to 'vayss', and the two have been politely disagreeing ever since.
- name war
- rhymes with 'face' or 'flaws' depending on your zip code
- ming markup
- one Chinese vase sold for 53 million dollars
- physics flex
- narrow neck slows evaporation, keeping stems alive longer
- ancient hustle
- Greeks painted them as comics, not just decor
portland vase — roman cameo glass vessel from 1st century ce, british museum's most famous artifact
ming vase — chinese porcelain from 1368-1644 dynasty, blue and white designs worth millions at auction
wedgwood jasperware vase — english neoclassical pottery created by josiah wedgwood in 1769, produced continuously for centuries