ginger jar
noun
a Chinese ceramic jar having a wide mouth, a globular body, and a dome-shaped cover.
Origin of ginger jar
1First recorded in 1880–85
Words Nearby ginger jar
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How to use ginger jar in a sentence
On the Turkish scarf which drapes the mantel stands a ginger-jar full of yellow roses.
A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories | Marian T. MacIntoshI liked the shape, but the boys laughed at it as they did at my bulrushes in a ginger-jar over there.
Jack and Jill | Louisa May AlcottOnce more he picked his brushes from the ginger-jar where in his despair he had thrust them.
Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman | F. Hopkinson SmithMr. Dusante now handed the ginger-jar to Mrs. Lecks, who immediately stepped towards Ruth and Lucille.
The Dusantes | Frank R. StocktonMrs. Aleshine went into the house and soon reappeared, carrying the ginger-jar, which she presented to Mr. Dusante.
The Dusantes | Frank R. Stockton
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