| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ew·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  y   r |
| NOUN: | A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English euer, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *aqu ria, from Latin aqurius, of water, from aqua, water. See akw-- in Appendix I.
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