'canopic vase' definitions:
Definition of 'canopic vase'
From: WordNet
noun
A jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body [syn: canopic jar, canopic vase]
Definition of 'canopic vase'
From: GCIDE
- canopic jar \ca*no"pic jar`\ n. a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; -- also called canopic vase. [Also spelled Canopic jar.] [PJC]