flagon
IPA: fɫˈægɔn
noun
- A large vessel resembling a jug, usually with a handle, lid, and spout, for serving drinks such as cider or wine at a table; specifically (Christianity), such a vessel used to hold the wine for the ritual of Holy Communion.
- A flagon and its contents; as much as fills such a vessel.
- (archaic) A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.
- The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres.
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Examples of "flagon" in Sentences
- The communion plate includes a flagon dated 1747.
- By what right do you drink from my flagon of life?
- The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon
- One Flagon is in good order but the other is somewhat damaged.
- Roman pottery and glass includes a complete brown glass flagon.
- Jonathan Swift found the wine dear at seven shillings a flagon .
- This pouring of the precious blood from flagon to chalice was eliminated.
- The flagon is the only piece of the church plate belonging to this period.
- The church plate consists of a silver paten, chalice and flagon dated 1772.
- The church plate includes a silver chalice and a pewter flagon both dated 1685.
- Other objects, such as the Coptic bowl and flagon, appear to point the same way.
- "flagon," but a "cake," a confection, as the Septuagint renders it, made of flour and honey.
- Time to polish off this flagon of ale ... hic ... there's virgins in distress, and in need of rescuing …
- That leaves me enough gold left over for a flagon of cheap wine, a belly full of hot mutton and a roll or two with a lusty wench!
- She sits out front under a tattered awning all day in school holidays, watching people, drinking from a two litre flagon of sherry.
- We have indeed reached some significant milestones around here of late, and it's high time we celebrated with a flagon of ale, a buxom wench or two, and our very first CONTEST on CROM!
- Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal 2010 Domaines Ott Château de Selle Rosé 2010 Domaines Ott Château de Selle Rosé, $40 This wine is reliably remembered by just about anyone who's ever had it—in large part because of its distinctive bottle, which is shaped a bit like a large perfume flagon.
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