ewer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a wide-mouthed jug with a handle and spout, traditionally used for holding and pouring water

   She filled the ceramic ewer and carried it to the washstand.

From Middle English ewer, borrowed from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer or eawer, ultimately from Latin aquarium, 'a vessel or place for water,' from aqua, 'water.' Ewer is therefore a historical doublet of aquarium, though the two words developed very different modern uses.

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