Ewer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ewer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ewer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ewer n an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn: pitcher, ewer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ewer \Ew"er\, n. [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. [82]vier a washing place, sink, aigui[8a]re 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. [fb]219. Cf. {Aquarium}, {Aquatic}, {Island}.] 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.