ewer

n.
A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout.

[Middle English euer, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *aquāria, from Latin aquārius, of water, from aqua, water.]

IN BRIEF: A vase-shaped pitcher or mug.

Please carefully place the antique ewer on the table.

Tutor's tip: The "hewer" (a person who chops or shapes wood with an axe) broke the iced tea "ewer" (a pitcher or jug) when he swung the axe.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
  Synonym: pitcher

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vandkande

Nederlands (Dutch)
waskan

Français (French)
n. - aiguière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wasserkrug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαγήνι, στάμνα

Italiano (Italian)
brocca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jarra (f), vaso (m)

Русский (Russian)
кувшин

Español (Spanish)
n. - aguamanil, jarra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handkanna (för vatten)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大口水罐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大口水罐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물 항아리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水差し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إبريق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כד, כלי, קיתון‬

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