demijohn

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demijohn

dem·i·john

(dĕm′ē-jŏn′)

A large, narrow-necked glass or earthenware bottle, usually encased in wickerwork.

[Probably alteration of French dame-Jeanne : dame, lady; see dame + Jeanne, personal name.]

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demijohn

(ˈdɛmɪˌdʒɒn)

(Units) a large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles at the neck and encased in wickerwork

[C18: probably by folk etymology from French dame-jeanne, from dame lady + Jeanne Jane]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dem•i•john

(ˈdɛm ɪˌdʒɒn)

n.

a large bottle with a short, narrow neck, usu. encased in wickerwork.

[1760–70; by folk etym. < French dame-jeanne, appar. generic use of proper name]

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Noun

demijohn - large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork

bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

Translations

vinballong

Glasballon

damešaani

dame-jeanne

demizson

damigiana

damejeanne

demijohn

[ˈdemɪdʒɒn] N → damajuana f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

demijohn

n → Demijohn m; (in wickerwork) → bauchige Korbflasche

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

demijohn

[ˈdɛmɪˌdʒɒn] n → damigiana

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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"Here's the hang-out." Brissenden rested his demijohn at the upstairs entrance, preliminary to the climb.

"Hope Norton's there," he panted a little later, resisting Martin's effort to relieve him of the two demijohns. "Norton's an idealist - a Harvard man.

They hailed Brissenden and his demijohns with acclamation, and, on being introduced, Martin learned they were Andy and Parry.

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French Frank poured a tumbler of red wine from a big demijohn to drink to our transaction.

And we sat there, glasses in hand, and sang, while the big demijohn went around; and I was the only strictly sober one.

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There was a two-gallon demijohn of whisky in the house.

"All she'd done was to put a washtub on the ground square under the demijohn. Then she got out her old rifle an' shot the demijohn to smithereens, an' all she had to do was lap the whisky outa the tub."

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Every now and then he lugged off to the mountain a great round demijohn of a calabash, and, panting with his exertions, brought it back filled with his darling fluid.

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Tierce after tierce, too, of water, and bread, and beef, and shooks of staves, and iron bundles of hoops, were hoisted out, till at last the piled decks were hard to get about; and the hollow hull echoed under foot, as if you were treading over empty catacombs, and reeled and rolled in the sea like an air-freighted demijohn. Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.

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"Name him Demijohn, and call him Demi for short," said Laurie

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Demijohn, the liquid deli, has two nice options on offer: handmade artisan spiced rum, made in Helensburgh and nice over ice as an after dinner drink, and chocolate rum liqueur, which is less sweet than many other liqueurs.

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To put the vintage in context he gave us four historic wines to taste which backed up Dirk's suggestion that his ports have an unusual elegance, sometimes from being aged in demijohn.