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.

Bowls have existed for thousands of years. Very early bowls have been found in China, Ancient Greece, Crete and in certain Native American cultures. Modern bowls can be made of ceramic, metal, wood, plastic, and other materials. Their appearance can range from very simple designs of a single color to sophisticated artwork.

Contents

• 1 Ancient history
• 2 See also
• 3 Notes
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Noun

bowl (plural bowls)

1. A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
2. As much as is held by a bowl.

   You can’t have any more soup - you’ve had three bowls already.

3. The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
4. (also pudding bowl or bowl cut) A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
5. A round crater (or similar) in the ground.
6. The part of a spoon that holds content, as opposed to the handle.
7. The action of bowling a ball.
8. (in plural, bowls, but used with a singular verb) The game of bowls.
9. (American football) an important annual game, such as the Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl, or the Super Bowl

• (as much as is held by a bowl): bowlful
• (haircut): bowl cut, pudding bowl
• (crater): crater, hollow
• (bowls): lawn bowls, lawn bowling

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