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单词 flagon
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flagonn.1

Brit. /ˈflaɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈflæɡən/
Forms: Middle English flagan, flakon, 1500s flaccon(e, flaccoun, (Scottish flackoun), 1500s flagone, Middle English–1800s flaggon, 1500s– flagon.
Etymology: Middle English flakon , < Old French flacon < earlier flascon < medieval Latin flascōn-em : see flask n.2
1.
a. A large bottle for holding wine or other liquors; in early use sometimes spec. a metal bottle with a screw top, such as was carried by pilgrims (cf. flacon n., and quots. 1578, 1647, 1653). archaic.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > bottle
pottle bottle1393
quart bottle1454
flagon1470
demijohn1769
bidon1867
noggin bottle1894
Euro bottle1962
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun]
costret1313
flacketc1320
costrelc1380
ampullaa1398
flagon1470
costard1503
1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vii. xiv. 234 And there shalt thou bere with the of my wyn in two flagans of siluer they ar of two galons.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cliii The frenshe Kyng gaue vnto hym .ii. Flaggonnys of Golde.
1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. Bijv Take a flatte flaccon or botell of glas.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. xxxii. 592 Gourdes..be oftentimes used (espe-cially of the Pilgrimes) in steede of flagons or bottelles.
1619 M. Drayton Odes in Poems (new ed.) 290 Bring forth your Flaggons (fill'd with sparkling Wine).
1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 226 With thy netted knapsack, bisket, wine, And bursten~bellied flaggons.
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. v. 26 What difference is there between a bottle and a flaggon? great difference, for the bottle is stopped..with a stoppel, but the flaggon with a vice.
a1794 W. Jones Hymn to Indra in Wks. (1799) VI. 340 While from their diamond flagons The feasting Gods exhaustless nectar sip.
1847 G. P. R. James John Marston Hall ix Having..divided the last drop in the flagon equally between himself and me.
b. Applied by some wine merchants in the late 19th cent. to a glass bottle of flattened globular shape with a neck, of various sizes but holding substantially more than an ordinary wine bottle.
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1872 Standard 16 Dec. The sale of Hungarian wines will be certainly stimulated by the new method of supply explained in a pamphlet entitled ‘The Wine Flagon System’, by Max Greger and Co., the introducers of these wines into this country, who do away with the bottles entirely, substituting ornamental flagons, which contain three ordinary bottles of Carlowitz.
2.
a. A large vessel containing a supply of drink for use at table; now esp. one with a handle and spout, and usually a lid.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > flagon
wine-pot14..
stop1489
flagon1512
livery pot?1578
flagonet1598
porter-pot1764
pitch-tankard1890
carafe1950
1512 Act 4 Hen. VIII c. 7 §7 Basons, Flaggons, Bottles..or any other such Wares of Tin or Pewter.
1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 115 Did they coyn..Bouls and Flaggons, Int' Officers of Horse and Dragoons.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 59 He set the flagon on the table, and sate down.
1883 Manch. Examiner 30 Oct. 8/4 They were supplied with beer in the usual stately German flagons with pewter covers.
b. spec. A vessel of this description, used to hold the wine at the Eucharist.
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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > cruet > [noun]
cruetc1290
flagon1485
urceole1824
burette1856
1485 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Mary at Hill, London in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 114 A leeske of laton with a flakon.
1662 Bk. Common Prayer Communion And here to lay his hand on every vessel (be it Chalice or Flagon).
1686 London Gaz. No. 2164/4 Stole..out of the Parish Church of Ashborne..a Silver gilt Flagon.
1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms Flagon, the vessel 1. on the credence for the wine at mass; 2. on the altar, if the chalice be too small.
3. As much as a flagon will hold; also, a flagon and its contents; hence, as a measure of capacity (see quot. 1858).
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the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught > contents or amount contained in flagon
flagon1603
the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > flagon as unit
flagon1603
the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > flagon
flagon1603
1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 175 He powred once a whole flagon of Rhenish of my head.
1703 London Gaz. No. 3906/2 They sent his Grace 36 Flagons of Wine.
1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 49. ⁋10 He had..drank many a flaggon.
1830 G. P. R. James Darnley III. xi. 264 Sending over many a flaggon of wine and hypocras.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Flagon..a measure of two quarts.

Compounds

flagon-bracelet n. = flagon-chain.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > bracelet or armlet > to which smelling-bottle attached
flagon-chain1564
flagon-bracelet1606
1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iv. i I was a simple countrie Ladie, wore golde buttons, trunck-sleeues, and flaggon bracelets.
flagon-chain ? a chain-bracelet to which a smelling-bottle (French flacon) could be attached.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > bracelet or armlet > to which smelling-bottle attached
flagon-chain1564
flagon-bracelet1606
1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 6v Here is also a Flagone chaine of the hundred angels that you did geue me, in your laste greate Feuer.
1598 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 97 One flagon cheane viijli..twoe flagon cheane braselette iiijli.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

flagonn.2

Brit. /ˈflaɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈflæɡən/, Irish English /ˈflæɡ(ə)n/
Forms: Also flaggan.
Etymology: Corrupted form of flagger n.1
Anglo-Irish.
= flag n.1
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > irises
gladdona700
gladiolusc1000
flaga1387
fleur-de-lisc1390
regworta1400
yellow flag1526
lug1538
yellow lily1555
spurge-wort1562
swordling1562
garden flag1578
ireos1578
iris1578
stinking iris1578
water flag1578
yellow iris1578
fane1597
Florentine flower-de-luce1597
stinking gladdon1597
stinking sedge1597
velvet flower-de-luce1597
orris1609
sisyrinchium1629
luce1642
Florence iris1664
cuttle-haft1688
blue flag1732
snake's-head iris1739
flag-flower1753
roast-beef plant1800
shalder1825
flag-leaf1827
sweet sedge1839
poison flag1840
flagger1842
wedding-flower1869
mourning iris1874
flagon1878
Rocky Mountain iris1880
Florentine iris1882
Japanese iris1883
flag-lily1884
sword-flag1884
blue iris1886
thunderbolt1898
scorpion iris1900
1878–86 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Flaggan, Iris Pseudacorus L.—Ireland (Belfast).
1882 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 18 43/1 Local names of plants, Co. Fermanagh.—Iris, ‘Flagons’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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