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ew⋅er

[yoo-er]
–noun
1. a pitcher with a wide spout.
2. Decorative Art. a vessel having a spout and a handle, esp. a tall, slender vessel with a base.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME < AF; OF evier < L aquārius vessel for water, equiv. to aqu(a) water + -ārius -ary
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ew·er   (yōō'ər)   
n.  A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout.

[Middle English euer, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *aquāria, from Latin aquārius, of water, from aqua, water; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

ewer 
c.1325, from Anglo-Fr. ewiere, from O.Fr. eviere "water pitcher," parallel form of aiguiere, from fem. of L. aquarius "of or for water," from aqua "water."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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