A well-preserved vase-shaped osteotheca dating to the Early Imperial period. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 17] Reference
A stone rail supported by fat, vase-shaped balusters ran along the white marble pillars. From Wordnik.com. [Temple of the Winds]
A first century A.D. fluted and vase-shaped ostotheca (ash urn) was located in the vicinity. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 18: Suburban] Reference
Libertiny made a vase-shaped hive that the bees then colonised, building a hexagon comb around it. From Wordnik.com. [Vase that Looks Like Ipod] Reference
She quickly secured the rope around one of the vase-shaped stone balusters and tossed the rest of the heavy coil out over the railing. From Wordnik.com. [Temple of the Winds]
The vase-shaped tree has several ornamental features like an ornamental bark, clean summer foliage, fall color, and fine-textured twigs. From Wordnik.com. [Zelkova and gardening] Reference
The survey indeed documented the existence of a settlement here, possibly with a tomb/small necropolis attached to it (cf. elements of vase-shaped osteothecae). From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Suburban Survey Report 2] Reference
Once it had been a twisting sea serpent engraved on a Michelob beer bottle, the lovely vase-shaped bottle of the early 1960s that was too big for standard refrigerators. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Known Space]
Apart from bottoms or troughs and lids of sarcophagi we also found some well-reserved fragments of "vase-shaped" osteothecae, which are typical for the Early Imperial period. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 17] Reference
Then we realized the restaurant made its own pita bread to serve with the meats and the bread our kabob would be wrapped in would be pulled hot off the inside of a vase-shaped oven that reminded me of those used to make tandoori and naan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
We have at different times heard complaints of these fronds being simply furcate, when the same plant, after being subjected to a greater amount of heat and moisture, produced fronds very heavily tasseled, and partaking of an elegant vase-shaped appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884] Reference
A vase-shaped cabbage with dark, curly leaves and white stem. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
Especially graceful are the old pepperettes and vase-shaped casters. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Household Curios] Reference
They consist of Tinajas, or large, decorated, vase-shaped water-vessels. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594] Reference
Hackberry is related to American elm and has a similarly pleasing, vase-shaped growth habit. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Heteropolaria, belongs to the order Peritrichida, a group of ciliated vase-shaped protozoans. From Wordnik.com. Reference
We have then a vase-shaped body with two layers of cells, an inner and an outer, and an opening. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science] Reference
This vase-shaped microscope was made by Italian designer Eustachio Divini in the mid seventeenth century. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Hosta sieboldiana (Elegans) has a vase-shaped curvaceous form that leads your eye from the bottom to the top. From Wordnik.com. [INSIDETORONTO - Home] Reference
It is long and vase-shaped, with a wide mouth and flaring rim, and woven up from the bottom in oblique ridges. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428] Reference
The lid is a high cone surmounted by a small vase-shaped finial, and is hinged to the upper socket of the handle. From Wordnik.com. [All About Coffee] Reference
The elegant American elm, whose vase-shaped boughs lined streets throughout the nation, was ravaged by Dutch elm disease. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Kos] Reference
A samovar is essentially a big, vase-shaped kettle for containing hot water, with a tap on the side to dispense the water. From Wordnik.com. [EuropeUpClose] Reference
In the higher animals a good deal of food-yolk is stored up in the germ, and so the vase-shaped structure has been flattened and altered. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science] Reference
Had not the head of a colossal statue been found, mingled with fragments of huge sphinxes, at the foot of yonder vase-shaped mass of bricks?. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 2] Reference
The concept design contains a home media computer complete with a offering full 1080p high-def playback housed inside a plastic vase-shaped case. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] Reference
Her body was entirely covered by the orange wings of the "plain one," but her copper-colored hair made a gleamy spot in their vase-shaped opening. From Wordnik.com. [Angel Island] Reference
The twenty to thirty rays which surround the disk, curling inward to dry, expose the vase-shaped, green, shingled cups that terminate each little branch. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Flowers Worth Knowing] Reference
Marian stood with both her rosy arms raised, in the act of binding up the vine, that with its wealth of splendid azure-hued, vase-shaped flowers, over-canopied her beautiful head like a triumphal arch. From Wordnik.com. [The Missing Bride] Reference
A solid splat, sometimes vase-shaped, and strap-work arabesques. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Interior Decoration] Reference
1912, (42105); are vase-shaped baskets, of which Fig. 537 is a representative example. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428] Reference
"Seriyu" has an upright vase-shaped form. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ditto, tall, and vase-shaped, with flaring rim. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594] Reference
Zones 5-8, it has an elegant, open, vase-shaped, spreading form. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
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