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noun
a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork.
Origin:
1760–70; by folk etymology < French dame-jeanne, apparently special use of proper name
1760–70; by folk etymology < French dame-jeanne, apparently special use of proper name
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Word Origin & History
demijohn
1769, partial translation and word-play from Fr. damejeanne (1694) "Lady Jane," term used for large globular wicker-wrapped bottle, perhaps because its shape suggested a stout woman in the costume of the period. A general Mediterranean word, with forms found in Sp., Port., It., and Ar.
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