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vessel
English
Alternative forms
- vessell (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English vessel, vessell, from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau), from Latin v?scellum, diminutive of v?sculum, diminutive of v?s (“vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?s.?l/, /?v?s.l?/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Noun
vessel (plural vessels)
- (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat. [From c.1300]
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- A craft designed for transportation through air or space. [From 1915]
- (uncountable, obsolete or dialectal) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals. [c.1300–c.1600]
- 1523, John Bourchier, tr. Jean Froissart, Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart : of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flauders: and other places adioynynge.:
- All his Vessell was of golde and siluer, pottis, basons, ewers, dysshes, flagons, barels, cuppes, and all other thyngis.
- 1523, John Bourchier, tr. Jean Froissart, Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart : of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flauders: and other places adioynynge.:
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher. [From c.1300]
- A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]
- He is a chosen vessel unto me.
- 1975, Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
- I am a vessel that’s empty and useless / I am a bad seed that fell by the way.
- (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. [From 1398]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:vessel
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
vessel (third-person singular simple present vessels, present participle vesselling or (US) vesseling, simple past and past participle vesselled or (US) vesseled)
- (transitive) To put into a vessel.
- 1577, William Harrison, The Description of England in Holinshed’s Chronicles, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 12 “Of venemous beastes &c.,”[2]
- Our hony al?o is taken and reputed to be the be?t bycau?e it is harder, better wrought & clenlyer ve??elled vp, th? that which cõmeth from beyond the ?ea, where they ?tampe and ?traine their combes, Bées, & young Blow|inges altogither into the ?tuffe, as I haue béene informed.
- 1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie, London: W. Lee, Cent. VI, section 529, p. 137,[3]
- The fourth Rule ?hall be, to marke what Herbs, ?ome Earths doe put fourth of them?elves; And to take that Earth, and to Pot it, or to Ve??ell it; And in that to ?et the Seed you would change […]
- 1662, John Heydon, The Harmony of the World, London: Robert Horn, Epistle Dedicatory,[4]
- Man had at the fir?t, and ?o have all ?ouls before their entrance into the body, an explicite methodicall knowledge, but they are no ?ooner ve??el’d, but that liberty is lo?t, and nothing remains but a va?t confu?ed notion of the creature […]
- 2009, Reaper (TV series), 2nd season, episode known as The Home Stretch:
- [Samuel 'Sam' Oliver:] Alright (or: All right), so the Devil didn't say that the winner was the one who vesseled (or: vesselled) him, just the one who sends him back to hell.
- 1577, William Harrison, The Description of England in Holinshed’s Chronicles, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 12 “Of venemous beastes &c.,”[2]
References
- “vessel” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Anagrams
- -selves, selves
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vescel, vessell, fessell, vessall, vesel, vessayle, fessel, wessell, ffessell
Etymology
From Old French vaissel, vessel, from Latin v?scellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?s?l/, /?v?s?l/
Noun
vessel (plural vessels or vessel)
- 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.
- (by extension) A piece of cookware; a container used for cooking.
- (by extension) Any sort of kitchen tool or utensil.
- A container used for the storage of medicines; a pharmaceutical container.
- Any object, especially a container, used in religious ceremonies or rituals.
- A large container or vat used for bulk storage.
- (alchemy) Alchemical equipment, ware, or tools.
- Traveling equipment; travel gear.
- A vessel; any open container used in the kitchen:
- In several anatomical senses:
- (figuratively) A human being or the body of a human being.
- Blood vessels; the tubes that blood travels in.
- Any sort of tube, duct or canal in the body (e.g. the intestines)
- (figuratively, rare) The heart (as the seat of feelings).
- A seafaring vessel; a boat or ship.
- (mainly Biblical) A machine, device, or method.
Derived terms
- vesselling
- vesselment
Descendants
- English: vessel
- Scots: veshel
References
- “vessel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-20.
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scuttle
English
Alternative forms
- skuttle
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?sk?t?l/, [?sk?t??], [?sk?t??]
- (US) IPA(key): /?sk?t?l/, [?sk????], [?sk????]
- Rhymes: -?t?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English scuttel, scutel, from Old English scutel (“dish, platter”), from Latin scutella, diminutive form of Latin scutra (“flat tray, dish”), perhaps related to Latin scutum (“shield”); compare Dutch schotel and German Schüssel.
Noun
scuttle (plural scuttles)
- A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 4:
- All through dinner—which was long, in consequence of such accidents as the dish of potatoes being mislaid in the coal skuttle and the handle of the corkscrew coming off and striking the young woman in the chin—Mrs. Jellyby preserved the evenness of her disposition.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 4:
- A broad, shallow basket.
- (obsolete, Northern England and Scotland) A dish, platter or a trencher.
Usage notes
The sense of "dish, platter" survives in compounds like scuttle-dish (a large dish).
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French escoutille (compare French écoutille), from Old Norse skaut (“corner of a cloth, of a sail”), or alternatively from Spanish escotilla, ultimately from Gothic ???????????????????????? (skauts, “projecting edge, fringe”), from Proto-Germanic *skautaz (“corner; wedge; lap”). Compare German Schoß, Old English s??at. More at sheet.
Noun
scuttle (plural scuttles)
- A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck.
- (construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
Synonyms
- (hatch that provides access to the roof): roof hatch
Translations
Verb
scuttle (third-person singular simple present scuttles, present participle scuttling, simple past and past participle scuttled)
- (transitive, nautical) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
- (transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
- 2002, Richard Côté, Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy, Corinthian Books (2002), ?ISBN, page 325:
- In this version, the Patriot was boarded by pirates (or the crew and passengers were overpowered by mutineers), who murdered everyone and then looted and scuttled the ship.
- 2003, Richard Norton Smith, The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, 1880-1955, Northwestern University Press (2003), ?ISBN, page 238:
- To lay the foundation for an all-weather dock at Shelter Bay, he filled an old barge with worn-out grindstones from the Thorold paper mill, then scuttled the vessel.
- 2007, Michael Mueller, Canaris: The Life and Death of Hitler's Spymaster, Naval Institute Press (2007), ?ISBN, page 17:
- He decided that before scuttling the ship to prevent her falling into enemy hands he had to get the dead and wounded ashore.
- 2009, Nancy Toppino, Insiders' Guide to the Florida Keys and Key West, Insiders' Guide (2009), ?ISBN, page 227:
- In recent years, steel-hull vessels up to 350 feet long have been scuttled in stable sandy-bottom areas, amassing new communities of fish and invertebrates and easing the stress and strain on the coral reef by creating new fishing and diving sites.
- 2002, Richard Côté, Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy, Corinthian Books (2002), ?ISBN, page 325:
- (transitive, by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.
- The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst.
Translations
Etymology 3
See scuddle.
Verb
scuttle (third-person singular simple present scuttles, present participle scuttling, simple past and past participle scuttled)
- (intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3
- there was a wisp or two of fine seaweed that had somehow got in, and a small crab was still alive and scuttled across the corner, yet the coffins were but little disturbed.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- Morel scuttled out of the house before his wife came down.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3
Usage notes
The word "scuttle" carries a crab-like connotation, and is mainly used to describe panic-like movements of the legs, akin to crabs' leg movements.
Translations
Noun
scuttle (plural scuttles)
- A quick pace; a short run.
Further reading
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- An historical dictionary
- The English Dialect Dictionary
- Scuttle in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
References
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- cutlets, cuttles
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