*phial*

a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antephialtic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, lit., one who leaps upon. ] The nightmare. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph. [ 1913 Webster ]

The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too literally. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ pr>(fī"&aitalic_;l).} n. (Elec.) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland. [1913 Webster]

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 ]