Bowl
A bowl is a vessel for various purposes and, in colloquial terms, it is shallower than a bowl and deeper than a plate relative to its circumference . The term “bowl”, however, also means a “ cup ” in Upper and Middle German (which means “ bowl ”).
Bowls are used for drinks, but also for food (fruit, muesli, chips, etc.) or for storing small everyday utensils (in North German: " Grabbelschale ").
Bowls consisted of different materials and, depending on the object, can be made of wood , bone , glass , porcelain , plastic , stainless steel , ceramic and the like. a. m. consist.
Rather than bowls, bowls have more elaborate and elaborate patterns and shapes . A good example are fruit bowls , which are sometimes also provided with a stand.
origin
The term shell originally means cut and split, Indo-European " * -skel " (cf. Swedish " Skal "). It is believed that the origin of the term “bowl” can be linked to the flat-cut wooden drinking bowls .
Special bowls
Offering bowls
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The sacrificial bowl was already mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible , in which the blood of the slaughtered sacrificial animals was collected.
Bowls of anger
In the biblical tradition as the wrath of God is poured out by angels from cups on the ground is reported. Each bowl is associated with a plague for humans. The representation can be found in Rev 16 EU .
Skyphos shells
Skyphos bowls were deep, mostly painted drinking bowls with a ring base and two horizontal handles, which were used in the 6th to 4th centuries BC . They are not only the oldest bowls in the world, but also the most popular drinking vessel at the time, although they only made up 10 to 15% of all drinking vessels. The Greeks also had other forms of vessels that could be called bowls or that came close to bowls in shape, such as the Kylix drinking bowl and the Patera and Phiale sacrificial bowls .
Singing bowls
A singing bowl is originally a traditional kitchen utensil from the Far East. Traditionally made of bronze, it creates tones by striking or rubbing it. In western countries, singing bowls are a popular utensil for fans of esotericism and for meditation.
Bowls in everyday life
Beggar bowl
The beggar's bowl has been attested to as common since ancient times; it belongs as a standard attribute z. B. to St. Alexius .
Fountain bowl
The fountain bowl is a part of a fountain that mostly catches water that is pouring out from fountains. In the event of overfilling, the running water lines the edge all around. ( See also “ Bowls in the Seal ” below .)
Flower bowl
Flower bowls are usually earthen or plastic bowls that are filled with potting soil, in which plants are then planted. They decorate private and public gardens and are also placed in front of front doors or on stairs.
Bowl of fruit
A fruit bowl is used to store fruit . However, the fruit is only stored there and is usually not eaten from the peel, but removed from it before consumption. Fruit bowls are also used for decoration , for example on window sills or on kitchen and living room tables.
Jewelry bowl
Jewelry bowls are used to store jewelry items, but also other utensils (money, keys, buttons, other haberdashery).
Weighing pans
Weighing pans are components of scales and hold objects or weights to be weighed.
Shells in the seal
One of the most famous German poems on this subject is The Roman Fountain by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer , here in the version from 1882:
- The ray rises, and falling it pours
full of the marble bowl,
which, veiled, overflows
in a second bowl of ground;
The second gives, it becomes too rich,
the third its flowing flood,
and each one takes and gives at the same time,
and flows and rests.
- The ray rises, and falling it pours
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- True dictionary
- Origin dictionary Duden
- Definition of offering bowl
- Majolica bowl
- Skyphos bowl at books.google.de
