English-Thai Dictionary

ewer

N คนโท  เหยือก ขนาดใหญ่  jar jug pitcher kon-to

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EWER

n.yu're. A kind of pitcher with a wide spout, used to bring water for washing the hands.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EWER

Ew "er, n. Etym: [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. évier a washing place, sink, aiguière ewer, L. aquarius, adj. , water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG, aha, G. au, aue, meadow. *219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island. ]

 

Defn: A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp. , one used to hold water for the toilet. Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. Shak.

 

EWERY; EWRY

Ew "er *y, Ew "ry n. Etym: [From Ewer. ]

 

Defn: An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept. [Enq.] Parker.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ewer

ew er |ˈyo͞oər ˈjuər | ▶noun a large jug with a wide mouth, formerly used for carrying water for someone to wash in. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ewer, variant of Old French aiguiere, based on Latin aquarius ‘of water, ’ from aqua ‘water. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ewer

ewer |ˈjuːə | ▶noun a large jug with a wide mouth, formerly used for carrying water. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French aiguiere, based on Latin aquarius ‘of water ’, from aqua ‘water ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ewer

Ewer Substantiv, maskulin norddeutsch , der |E wer |der Ewer; Genitiv: des Ewers, Plural: die Ewer mittelniederdeutsch ēver, ēvar, älter: ē (i )nvār, eigentlich = Schiff, das nur ein Mann führt kleines [anderthalbmastiges ] Küsten [segel ]schiff mit flachem Boden

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ewer

ew er /jú (ː )ə r /名詞 C 広口の大きな水差し 〘昔, 水道設備のない寝室の洗面用に用いた; →washstand 〙.