flagon

Meaning

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.
4. A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.

Synonyms

bottle

ewer

flask

jug

pitcher

tankard

vessel

jar

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wine bottle

mug

large bottle

stoup

carafe

carboy

cruet

decanter

Hyphenated as

fla‧gon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flæɡ(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: flagon

Cognate with French: flacon

Cognate with Old English: flasce

Cognate with Old High German: flaska

Cognate with German: Flasche

Cognate with Old Norse: flaska

Cognate with Danish: flaske

In summary

From Middle English flagon, flakon [and other forms], from Middle French flacon, Old French flacon, flascon (“flask”) (modern French flacon (“vial”)), from Medieval Latin flascōnem, the accusative singular of Late Latin flascō (“bottle; glass or earthenware vessel for wine; portable barrel”), from Frankish *flaska (“bottle; flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle; flask; vessel covered with plaiting”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną (“to braid, plait”) (from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold; to plait, weave”). The English word is a doublet of flacon, flask, and fiasco.
cognates
* Old English flasce, flaxe (“bottle, flask”)
* Old High German flasca, flaska (“bottle, flask”) (German Flasche)
* Old Norse flaska (Danish flaske)