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dem⋅i⋅john

  [dem-i-jon]
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–noun
a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork.
Origin:
1760–70; by folk etym. < F dame-jeanne, appar. special use of proper name
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dem·i·john   (děm'ē-jŏn')   


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n.  A large, narrow-necked bottle made of glass or earthenware, usually encased in wickerwork.

[Probably alteration of French dame-Jeanne : dame, lady; see dame + Jeanne, personal name.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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