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po⋅tiche

[poh-teesh; Fr. paw-teesh]
–noun, plural -tich⋅es [-tee-shiz; Fr. -teesh] .
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.

Origin:
1890–95; < F; akin to pot 1
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po·tiche   (pô-tēsh')   
n.  A vase or jar with a round or polygonal body tapering at the neck and having a removable cover.

[French, from pot, pot, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]
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