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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A large vessel, usually of metal or pottery, with a handle and spout and often a lid, used for holding wine or other liquors.
  2. n. The quantity of liquid that such a vessel can hold.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A vessel for holding liquids, especially for table use. It has a spout, a handle, and usually a cover.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A large bottle for drinks such as wine or cider.
  2. n. The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres.
  3. n. A large vessel usually with a handle, spout and lid, for drinks such as wine or cider.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)

Etymologies

  1. Middle English flagon, variation of Middle English flakon, from Middle French fla(s)con, from Late Latin flascōnem, accusative of flascō "flask, bottle, container", from Frankish flaska "flask, bottle" from Proto-Germanic *flaskōn (“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtanan (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. See fiasco. Akin to Old High German flasca, flaska ("bottle, flask") (German Flasche), Old Norse flaska (Danish flaske), Old English flasce, flaxe ("bottle, flask"). More at flask (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English, from Old French flacon, from Late Latin flascō, flascōn-, bottle; see flask. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. stoup
  1. gun

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  1. vessel

same context (24)

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  1. goblet
  2. decanter
  3. tankard
  4. jug
  1. swig
  2. carafe
  3. tumbler
  4. beaker
  1. flask
  2. wineglass
  3. chalice
  4. jorum
  1. cask
  2. hogshead
  3. ewer
  4. half-bottle
  1. syphon
  2. porringer
  3. gulp
  4. snifter
  1. teapot
  2. mouthful
  3. stein
  4. pint

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  1. flacket
  1. buire
  1. flagonet
  1. stoop
  1. stoup
  1. candock
  1. costrel
  1. plate

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  • kmassie From the book White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Pg.137
    "I found an impossibly soft stocking, the garter kind, cloud taupe, laddered, and an empty flagon of Ma Griffe perfume, its label decorated with a scribble of black lines on white. " Oct 31, 2010

  • bilby Are you a New Zealander, punch? Sep 27, 2008

  • punchcard New Zealand definition of flagon:

    A glass vessel filled with draught beer available in public bars or bottle stores. Drinkers could take their own washed flagons or swap their empties for those pre-filled and corked ready for sale. The flagon was followed by the half-gallon jar and was preceded by the square rigger and the bluey. Most commonly used during the period of six-o'clock closing of bars. Sep 27, 2008

  • brtom Miss Douce reached high to take a flagon, stretching her satin arm, her bust, that all but burst, so high.
    Joyce, Ulysses, 11 Jan 6, 2007

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