What does "vial" mean?

Vial: A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also phial.] Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor thou off. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To put in a vial or vials. "Precious vialed liquors." Milton.

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