jue

American

[joo-e] / dʒuˈɛ /

noun

an ancient Chinese vessel for wine, having three high legs and a handle.

Etymology

Origin of jue

From the Chinese word jué

Example Sentences

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Ung jue de bois, rond, pertusier tout � l'entour de seze guillettes blanches et rouges y pendantes.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

My dear Niece:—I think my nephew, Alden, has a more correcter ideer of what is jue to kin and kith than what you have shown.

From Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

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