beaupot

English

Noun

beaupot (plural beaupots)

1. A large ornamental vase for cut flowers.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XXXIV. Confidence.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 299:

     In each of the windows was a beaupot, and the roses were fresh, as if still on their native bough:...