What is bowl?

Bowl

A bowl is a common open-top container used in many cultures to serve food, and is also used for drinking and storing other items. They are typically small and shallow, although some, such as punch bowls and salad bowls, are larger and often intended to serve many people.

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Famous quotes containing the word bowl:

    “Three wise men of Gotham
    Went to sea in a bowl;
    If the bowl had been stronger,
    My story would have been longer.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. Three wise men of Gotham (l. 1–4)

    “One bowl is quiet; two bowls will clang together.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “How can I go on, I cannot. Oh just let me flop down flat on the road like a big fat jelly out of bowl and never move again!”
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)