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Definition of ewer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ewer

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/ˈjuːə(r)/

/ˈjuːər/

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a large jug used in the past for carrying water
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French aiguiere, based on Latin aquarius ‘of water’, from aqua ‘water’.

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