different between ewery vs ewer

English

Alternative forms

• ewry

Etymology

From ewer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j???i/

Noun

ewery (plural eweries)

1. (historical, Britain) An office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept.

References

Anagrams

• Weyer, wreye

English

Etymology

From Middle English ewer, from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer, eawer (modern French évier), from Latin aqu?rium, from aqua (“water”). Doublet of aquarium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ju?.?/, /?j??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ju.?/

Noun

ewer (plural ewers)

1. A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle.

Derived terms

• ewery

Hypernyms

• pitcher

Translations

Anagrams

• ewre, rewe, we're, weer, were, were-

Chuukese

Interjection

ewer

1. yes

Old French

Etymology

ewe +? -er, or from an unattested Vulgar Latin *aqu?ria.

Noun

ewer m (oblique plural ewers, nominative singular ewers, nominative plural ewer)

1. ewer

Descendants

• English: ewer
• French: évier

References

• ewer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub