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bason

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

  • The chef filled the bason with warm water to prepare the vegetables for cooking.

  • She placed the fresh fruit in a large bason on the kitchen counter.

  • The most common use of bason solutions is: PREFORMATTED TABLE

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

vessel
vsbason
63 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
22 1.0

A wide, round container with sloping sides for holding water or food

is the older spelling form of the same word
pand
vsbason
  • Archaic
1 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

How Big

vat
40 3.6
tub
68 1.0
bason
  • Archaic
1 9.9
bowl
433 1.0
saucer
7 1.0

Surface Forms

bason singular
basons plural

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.