Vial

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Vial vi'al, n. Latin phiala. A phial; a small bottle of thin glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists.

Etymology

Middle English fiole and viole from around 1350–1400 borrowewd from Old French which came from Late Latin fiola, a shallow vessel, which was an alteration of Latin phiala, and originally Greek phialē.

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