Demijohn

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demijohn \Dem"i*john\, n. [F. dame-jeanne, i.e., Lady Jane, a
     corruption of Ar. damaj[=a]na, damj[=a]na, prob. fr. Damaghan
     a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for
     its glass works.]
     A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck,
     inclosed in wickerwork.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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