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roemer

American

[rey-mer, rœ-muhr] / ˈreɪ mər, ˈrœ mər /

noun

a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.

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noun

Etymology

Origin of roemer

1895–1900; < German, originally a glass for toasting; cognate with Dutch roemer; akin to German rühmen to praise

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Sometimes it is a roemer, a cylindrical vase of Bohemian glass mounted in silver, a precious utensil transmitted from generation to generation.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther

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