demijohn
Meanings
Plural: demijohns
Noun
- large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
- A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
Origin / Etymology
Partial 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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
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Words With Friends Score: 24
demijohn is a valid Words With Friends word