samovar
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsæməˌvɑr/
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samovar
- There was a Russian samovar on a side table, Venetian glass in the cabinet, a French ormolu clock on the mantel shelf above the fireplace, and a late Georgian mahogany table of total simplicity and cleanness of line, which to Charlotte was the loveliest thing in the room.
- samovar for tea
- Russian samovar
- samovar with glasses
Examples
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Your samovar is ugly and dented.
Fiction book (2002) -
One dispenses drinks from a portable samovar.
Fiction book (2002) -
- Where are you going with that samovar?
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"This thing here, it's called a samovar."
Fiction book (1997) -
The tiny back room was a storage room with two metal folding chairs, a samovar, and a small bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
Inside the box, I found a beautiful, practically unused samovar.
Fiction book (1995) -
As he speaks, he slowly and with great effort raises a glass to the samovar and fills it with tea.
Fiction book (1997) -
Lindsay Posner's production is more traditional; it comes complete with samovars and is respectful.
Blog text (34) -
Oriental vases and pewter samovars lurked on every tabletop, threatening to break with each of his steps.
Fiction book (1990) -
The babushka filled the samovar with water to prepare for afternoon tea.
Synonyms
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2.9
A large metal container with a tap for serving hot drinks
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3.1
A large metal container that makes and keeps coffee hot for many people
A large metal container that holds and serves hot tea at gatherings
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Etymology
Samovar comes from Russian parts sam- meaning 'self' and -var meaning 'to boil'. So a samovar is literally a 'self-boiler', a metal urn that heats water for tea.