samovar

[ sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr ]
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noun
  1. a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.

Origin of samovar

1
1820–30; <Russian samovár, equivalent to samo- self (see same) + -var, noun derivative of varítʾ to cook, boil

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How to use samovar in a sentence

  • He would offer him bread and salt, the burning charcoal would be put into the "samovar," and he would be made quite at home.

    Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
  • Some of the water from a great pot standing on the top of the stove was poured into the samovar.

    Condemned as a Nihilist | George Alfred Henty
  • A lamp was lighted, the samovar placed on the table, and a little charcoal fire lit under it.

    Condemned as a Nihilist | George Alfred Henty
  • Then he advanced to a divan beside a teakwood table on which stood a large copper samovar.

  • He kept his narrow-eyed gaze stubbornly fixed upon the reflection of his face in the glittering brass of the samovar.

    Mother | Maksim Gorky

British Dictionary definitions for samovar

samovar

/ (ˈsæməˌvɑː, ˌsæməˈvɑː) /


noun
  1. (esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity

Origin of samovar

1
C19: from Russian, from samo- self (related to same) + varit' to boil

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