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samovar
[ sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr ]
noun
- a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
samovar
/ ˈsæməˌvɑː; ˌsæməˈvɑː /
noun
- (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
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Origin of samovar1
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Example Sentences
He would offer him bread and salt, the burning charcoal would be put into the "samovar," and he would be made quite at home.
Some of the water from a great pot standing on the top of the stove was poured into the samovar.
A lamp was lighted, the samovar placed on the table, and a little charcoal fire lit under it.
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.
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