Demijohn
//ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
"“Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn."
- 2 large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork wordnet
Example
More examples"“Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn."
Etymology
Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note that the French Jeanne (“Jane, feminine of John”) has changed to the masculine form John, rather than the cognate English Jane.
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