01 n. A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
pl.
Ampullæ
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1.
A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.(Rom. Antiq.)
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2.
A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.(Eccl.)
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3.
Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.(Biol.)