VERB + BASON
looking-glass, rushed
BASON + NOUN
ewer, soup, water
PREP.
into
ADV.
fortunately
noun
Alternative form of basin.
To proceed therefore, put a looking-glass into a bason of water; I suppose you shall not see the image in a right line, or at equal angles, but aside.
“Sure, my dear Sir Thomas, a bason of soup would be a much better thing for you than tea. Do have a bason of soup.”
name
A surname.
To proceed therefore, put a looking-glass into a bason of water; I suppose you shall not see the image in a right line, or at equal angles, but aside.
Wiktionary“Sure, my dear Sir Thomas, a bason of soup would be a much better thing for you than tea. Do have a bason of soup.”
WiktionaryNot a moment could be lost: the very sheets were kindling. I rushed to his bason and ewer; fortunately, one was wide and the other deep, and both were filled with water.
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In some senses, bason is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.