English Explanatory Dictionary

wase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.

Pronunciation

/weɪs/ En-us-wase.oga

Word forms

wase wases

Etymology

From Middle English wase (“torch”), related to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wase (“bundle of straw, torch”), Danish vase (“wisp of straw, bundle”), Swedish vase (“a sheaf”).

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