ewer
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈjuːər/
- Archaic
:
jarra
- I was just sinking thankfully back into unconsciousness when the door opened again, this time to reveal a middle-aged woman I took to be the publican's wife, carrying a ewer and basin.
- ewer and basin
- silver ewer
- ewer of water
Examples
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The Elf-King watched his young mage take a small bowl and fill it with clear cold water from a newly replenished ewer.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the courtyard, they washed their hands and faces like kittens in the water from the ewer, then they came and sat on the floor around the tablecloth to eat breakfast.
Fiction book (1996) -
A silver ewer clattered to the floor.
Fiction book (1993) -
She poured some water from the ewer and washed her hands and face.
Fiction book (1996) -
Beside it knelt a Somali girl in a red and yellow dress, pouring hot water from a ewer.
Fiction book (1994) -
From the ewer, the attendants filled the first, smallest cup, bowed, and handed it to the bride.
Fiction book (2000) -
My stomach seemed to have settled sufficiently to risk a sip of water, and I poured a cupful from the cracked bedroom ewer.
Fiction book (1992) -
She stopped to stare, amazed, at the intricately worked gold and silver saltcellars, ewers, and spoons displayed in the windows.
Fiction book (1993) -
Trubody himself carefully washes the silver goblets and the pewter ewer shaped like a knight on horseback, then he dries them and returns them to safety in the aumbry in the hall.
Blog text (6) -
The waiter filled my glass with water from the ewer before serving dinner.
Synonyms
65
1.0
A container with a handle and spout for holding and pouring drinks
57
3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
41
1.0
A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids
3
1.0
A container for holding and pouring water
1
2.5
A small jug for pouring cream at the table
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Etymology
Ewer comes from an old French word meaning 'pitcher' or 'jug', so imagine a large silver pitcher with a handle and spout used at the table. Today a ewer still means a large open jug for holding and pouring liquids.