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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dem-i-jon |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛm ɪˌdʒɒn |
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Définition of demijohn
Origin :- 1769, partial translation and word-play from French damejeanne (late 17c.) "Lady Jane," term used for large globular wicker-wrapped bottle, perhaps because its shape suggested a stout woman in the costume of the period. A general Mediterranean word, with forms found in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic.
- As in flask : noun small container for liquid
- Let it stand six weeks in a demijohn or glass jar, and then bottle it.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Put the liquid into a glass jar or a demijohn, and let it stand a fortnight.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Put the mixture into a stone jug, or a demijohn, and cork it tightly.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- "I—that demijohn that you took last night," began the Briton nervously.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- A simple tank can be made from a large water bottle or demijohn.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- The demijohn was introduced, and all paid their respects to it.
- Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
- The man with the demijohn gave a curious hop, skip and jump.
- Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
- He lifted the demijohn of whiskey from the table and shook it.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
- When clear, pour it carefully from the sediment into a demijohn.
- Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
- He returned to the table, carrying a demijohn, which he banged upon the table.
- Extract from : « The Border Legion » by Zane Grey
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