ewer

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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 of ewer

1
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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How to use ewer in a sentence

  • She pours Water of Life from two great ewers, irrigating sea and land.

  • In the morning water was brought in brass ewers and basins, either by the pages or servants of the guests.

    Wulf the Saxon | G. A. Henty
  • Item iij Basins and iij Ewers poisaunt each Basin iiijxx oz.

    Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Mary Croom Brown
  • Two agate vases and ewers marked "Wedgwood and Bentley" belong to the period 1768 to 1780.

    Chats on Old Earthenware | Arthur Hayden
  • The two black basalt ewers, entitled Wine and Water, designed by Flaxman, are well known.

    Chats on Old Earthenware | Arthur Hayden

British Dictionary definitions for ewer

ewer

/ (ˈjuːə) /


noun
  1. a large jug or pitcher with a wide mouth

Origin of ewer

1
C14: from Old French evier, from Latin aquārius water carrier, from aqua water

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