demijohn
demijohn · demijohns
бутыль, баклажка
Glasballon, Korbflasche, Demijohn
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck,…A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
/ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/
Meaning
1 sensesA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
Glasballon, Korbflasche, Demijohn
буты́льbutýlʹ, бакла́жкаbaklážka
large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
Translations
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Origin
Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note thPartial 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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