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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ewer \Ew"er\, n. [OF. ewer, euwier prop. a water carrier, F.
['e]vier a washing place sink, aigui[`e]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. [root]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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ewer
n : an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn: {pitcher}]
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