With flowers in, can these be paintings?
I believe the answer is:
vases
'paintings?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for vases that I've seen before include "Saves in containers for flowers" , "Vessels for flowers" , "Jars for flowers (5)" , "Containers for cut flowers" , "Open jars for flowers" .)