Read full poem →Ah, the brave tree whence such gold oozings come!
And yonder soft phial, the exquisite blue,
Sure to taste sweetly,—is that poison too?
Dictionary Entry
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. phialcontaining phialphial smallphial glassphial leydenphial littlephial chargedphial empty
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Poetry examples for “phial”
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Read full poem →Ah, the brave tree whence such gold oozings come!
And yonder soft phial, the exquisite blue,
Sure to taste sweetly,--is that poison, too?