phial n 1: a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {vial}, {ampule}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]
Phial \Phi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phialed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phialing}.] To put or keep in, or as in, a phial. [1913 Webster] Its phial'd wrath may fate exhaust. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]
Phial \Phi"al\ (f[imac]"al), n. [F. fiole, L. phiala a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl, Gr. fia`lh. cf. {Vial}.] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; a vial. [1913 Webster]
Vial \Vi"al\ (v[imac]"al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See {Phial}.] 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}.] [1913 Webster] Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off. --Shak. [1913 Webster]