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
  • As was the case with Cano and Pressly, sometimes hearing the same message from a new voice can convince pitchers to make necessary changes.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Pérez’s 18-inning scoreless streak is tied for the third-longest streak in MLB for a starting pitcher.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Noun
  • These are dishes designed to cover a table, accompanied by a bottle of Rioja or a dangerously easy jug of sangria, and fought over accordingly.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Grab yourself a 64-ounce jug of pickle juice and experiment at home with lemonades, martinis and margaritas.
    — Elliott Harrell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of jug
Noun
  • After the execution, Jenkins' son detailed how his mother was killed with only a plastic spray bottle to defend against the knife attacks.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Her alcoholic character may have been quaffing vodka from Evian bottles, but that was a red wine thriller all the way.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottle
Noun
  • For larger sections of tile, mix 1 cup baking soda with 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide into a paste.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The captain’s chairs are heated, feature LATCH and top-tether anchors, have individual arm rests that fold flush into the seat edge, and have built-in cup holders that flip down from the seat’s inside edge.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 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
  • What works perfectly inside a glass laboratory flask faces unpredictable engineering challenges when transferred to massive industrial reactors.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Definition of flask

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