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flagon

noun

ˈfla-gən How to pronounce flagon (audio)
Definition of flagonnext
as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout brought a flagon of wine to the table

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Recent Examples of flagon After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum. — Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023 Reiche interjected that the resulting settlement contract is the first contract he's ever signed that included specific language about bees and about how many jars of honey must be exchanged per month for flagons of mead. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 11 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagon
  1. pitcher
  2. jug
  3. bottle
  4. cup
  5. ewer
  6. flask
Noun
  • The family brunch also comes with pitchers of sangria or mimosas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • And so much of it, for both pitchers, comes back to their changeups.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Noun
  • Over the last decade, the jug has become a staple in her life.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jug
Noun
  • Lee fills his glass from a second bottle, bantering away with his lifelong pal before picking up a third.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Native’s Powder Dry Shampoo has become a popular pick at Target, where shoppers are turning to the $13 bottle to stretch the time between washes while giving their roots a little more oomph.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • Add vanilla and chocolate batters to prepared Bundt pan in 1/3-cup scoops, alternating batters for best distribution.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This craft set comes with a notepad, eraser, sticker sheet, three markers, and two pens, all packed inside a decorative ramen cup that doubles as a desk pen holder.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Somewhere between Venice and Paris, just as afternoon tea was served—raspberry tartlets and biscotti squisiti, coffee poured from silver ewers into porcelain cups—JR, the French artist known for his public installations, was starting to freak out.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Inspired by antiques like cobalt glass, Egyptian glass ewers and hotel breakfast sets and mid-20th-century Italian glassware, Jacobsen came up with the Continental Collection.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of ewer
Noun
  • Victoria Beckam’s Portofino ‘97 scent comes in a turquoise flask that can fit in your palm and dangle at your breastplate.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Ordinarily, cyclists will drink water from a bottle, and drink gel from either a disposable packet or a refillable flask.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of flask

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“Flagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagon. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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