Definition of "vasque" []

• In a fountain, a bowl, usually quite flat and shallow, which receives the water. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Autour de la vasque de la fontaine, un million de fleurs plus de couleurs et de nuances que l'arc-en-ciel"
• "The water taps, with their four-prong handles and porcelain tops, read "chaud" and "froid" and are as charming as the delicate scalloped vasque* beneath them."
• "Then we notice the tiny price sticker in the base of the vasque: "778 euros.""