Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BOWL
BOWL, n. [Sax. bolla. In Latin, vola is the hollow of the hand.]
- A concave vessel to hold liquors, rather wide than deep, and thus distinguished from a cup, which is rather deep than wide.
- The hollow part of any thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.
- A basin; a fountain. – Bacon.
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