demijohn
(noun) large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
Source: WordNet® 3.1
demijohn (plural demijohns)
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
• carboy
Source: Wiktionary
Dem"i*john, n. Etym: [F. dame-jeanne, i. e., Lady Jane, a corruption of Ar. damajana, damjana, prob. fr. Damaghan a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, one famous for its glass works.]
Definition: A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
