Flagon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of FLAGON is a large usually metal or pottery vessel (as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lid. How to use flagon in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut flagon noun SaveWord flag·​on |\ˈfla-gən \ Definitionofflagon 1a :alargeusuallymetalorpotteryvessel(asforwine)withhandleandspoutandoftenalid b :alargebulgingshort-neckedbottle 2 :thecontentsofaflagon Illustrationofflagon flagon1a Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutflagon Synonymsforflagon Synonyms ewer, jug, pitcher VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofflagoninaSentence Wedrankawholeflagonofwine. broughtaflagonofwinetothetable RecentExamplesontheWeb Reicheinterjectedthattheresultingsettlementcontractisthefirstcontracthe'seversignedthatincludedspecificlanguageaboutbeesandabouthowmanyjarsofhoneymustbeexchangedpermonthforflagonsofmead. — LeeHutchinson,ArsTechnica,11June2019 Theonlypropsthataremimedarethosemurderousmeatpies—everythingelse,fromflagonsofaletogleamingrazorstoassortedbloodybodypartsarebrandishedmerrilybythesweaty,sooty-facedcast. — ChristopherArnott,courant.com,26June2018 Foreverybitofspeechifyingthereisavolublereaction:wavedarms,hoistedflagonsandshoutsofboyishhumor. — ChristopherArnott,courant.com,6June2017 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'flagon.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofflagon 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforflagon MiddleEnglish,fromMiddleFrenchflascon,flaconbottle,fromLateLatinflascon-,flasco—moreatflask BuyingGuide OurteamatReviewsbyMerriam-Websterhasselectedthebestwaterbottles. LearnMoreAboutflagon Shareflagon PosttheDefinitionofflagontoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofflagononTwitter TimeTravelerforflagon Thefirstknownuseofflagonwas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearflagon flagoftruce flagon flagplot SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforflagon Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Flagon.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagon.Accessed21Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforflagon flagon noun flag·​on |\ˈfla-gən \ KidsDefinitionofflagon :acontainerforliquidsusuallyhavingahandle,spout,andlid MorefromMerriam-Websteronflagon Nglish:TranslationofflagonforSpanishSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY furtive SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary OddHabitsandQuirks Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesaneasilyirritatedperson? superficial flashy tetchy gregarious Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay WordsoftheWeek-March18 Fromtheweekending3/18/2022 30WaystoTelltheFuture Letusknowifanyoftheseworkforyou Isit'St.Patty'sDay'or'St.Paddy'sDay'? CleverInsults Flummoxyourfoeswiththefinestvocabulary AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz