celery vase

noun

A tall glass vase of the Victorian era, ostensibly to store and serve celery stalks.

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Meanings

nouncelery vase (plural celery vases)

plural celery vases

  1. historicalA tall glass vase of the Victorian era, ostensibly to store and serve celery stalks.

Origin

It has been claimed that the name was given to avoid the higher taxes on decorative glassware that did not apply to practical household ware.

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celery vase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery%20vase

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“celery vase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery%20vase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celery vase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery%20vase.

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