a wine bottle, used esp for display, holding the equivalent of twenty normal bottles (approximately 520 ounces)
Word origin
C20: named after Nebuchadnezzar2, from the custom of naming large wine bottles after Old Testament figures; comparejeroboam
Nebuchadnezzar in British English2
(ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə) or Nebuchadrezzar (ˌnɛbjʊkədˈrɛzə)
noun
Old Testament
a king of Babylon, 605–562 bc, who conquered and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon (II Kings 24–25)
Nebuchadnezzar in American English
(ˌnɛbjəkədˈnɛzər; ˌ nɛbəkədˈnɛzər)
died 562 b.c.; king of Babylonia (605?-562), who conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, & deported many Jews into Babylonia (586 b.c.): see 2 Kings 24; Dan. 1-4
: also ˈNebuchadˈrezzar (ˌnɛbjəkədˈrɛzər; ˌnɛbəkədˈrɛzər)
Word origin
ult. < Akkadian Nabū-kudur-uṣur
nebuchadnezzar in American English
(ˌnɛbjəkədˈnɛzər; ˌ nɛbəkədˈnɛzər)
noun
[sometimesN-]; Winemaking
the largest type of wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 15 liters