bason
1
9.9
A wide, open bowl used for holding water or other liquids
- noun
- Archaic
:
bacinilla
- For the ceremony, the priest used a silver bason to hold the holy water.
Examples
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The chef filled the bason with warm water to prepare the vegetables for cooking.
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She placed the fresh fruit in a large bason on the kitchen counter.
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The most common use of bason solutions is: PREFORMATTED TABLE
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
vessel
vsbason
57
3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
is a specific wide open container, not any type of liquid container
basin
vsbason
12
1.0
A wide, round container with sloping sides for holding water or food
is the older spelling form of the same word
9.9
A shallow open container like a bowl for holding or serving food
is a general wide open container rather than a shallow serving one
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Etymology
The word bason is an old spelling of the modern word basin, and it comes from an old French word bacin that meant 'bowl'. Think of a wide bowl that holds water; that's why a basin is a container for liquids.