Phial

(fī'al), n. [Fr. fiole, Pr. fiola, Sp. fiola, It. fiola, from Lat. phiala, Gr. φιάλη, a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl.] A glass vessel or bottle, especially of small size, for liquids, as for medicines, and the like; a vial. See VIAL.

Take then this phial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off. Shak.

Leyden phial, a glass vessel partly coated with tin foil, to be used in electrical experiments; a Leyden jar. See LEYDEN JAR.