ewer
Americannoun
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a pitcher with a wide spout.
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Decorative Art. a vessel having a spout and a handle, especially a tall, slender vessel with a base.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ewer
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French evier < Latin aquārius vessel for water, equivalent to aqu ( a ) water + -ārius -ary
Explanation
A ewer is a jug or a pitcher — it's a container used to hold and pour liquids. Ewers tend to be more decorative than useful. The word ewer is a bit formal and even uncommon these days, but you may hear it used to describe ceremonial vessels like the ornate sterling silver America's Cup, the trophy awarded to the winning yacht team in the America's Cup race. It's called a cup, but it's really a ewer. The Latin root of ewer is aquarius, "of or for water."
Vocabulary lists containing ewer
The Taming of the Shrew
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 5
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Mythology
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Example Sentences
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“Students have told us they value tools that help them learn and understand things visually, so we have been running tests offering an easier way to access Lens while browsing,” said Google spokesman Craig Ewer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
The company is exploring options for extending the price guarantee program beyond the pilot to cover as many flights it can, “and that means doing so without the Book on Google requirement,” Ewer said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023
This malaria vaccine is the 14th that Prof Katie Ewer has worked on at Oxford as "this is not like Covid where we have seven vaccines straight away that will work... it's much, much harder".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2022
“We are absolutely seeing indications that folks on the West Coast are increasingly interested in traveling to Hawaii,” Mr. Ewer said.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022
Then this dependable friend, Dr. Ewer, was discovered, with the result that he was called to a church in New York at a salary of ten thousand dollars a year.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith
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