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noun
1.
a pitcher with a wide spout.
2.
Decorative Art
.
a vessel having a spout and a handle, especially a tall, slender vessel with a base.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French;
Old French
evier
<
Latin
aquārius
vessel for water, equivalent to
aqu
(
a
) water +
-ārius
-ary
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ewer
(ˈjuːə)
—
n
a large jug or pitcher with a wide mouth
[C14: from Old French
evier,
from Latin
aquārius
water carrier, from
aqua
water]
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ewer
early 14c., 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."
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