a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware: a cookie jar.
the quantity such a container can or does hold.
Origin of jar
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First recorded in 1585–95; Middle English jarre “liquid measure smaller than a barrel,” possibly from Old French jarre, from Spanish or Portuguesejarra, jarro “a jar, pitcher,” or from Medieval Latin jarra, from Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah “earthen water vessel”
That included jars at the Natural History Museum in London, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in the US, and the Bombay Natural History Society in India.
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All the jar parts including the lid are dishwasher safe, and the manufacturer backs it up with a two-year warranty.
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What’s missing is something only a restaurant like Top Taste can provide, that can’t be found in a jar of seasoning.
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I have a jar of browning sauce now, and I’ve bought as many of the hot sauces I remember seeing on the tables at Top Taste as I can find.
Until I Can Go Back to My Favorite Restaurant, This Jerk Paste Is the Next Best Thing|Elazar Sontag|September 25, 2020|Eater
When I showed up at Starship Agarikon, I found Stamets sitting on the deck fiddling around with a mason jar and a blue plastic dish.
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[Laughs] I am definitely NOT playing anything like JarJar Binks!
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It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.
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Olivia: At home, I found myself staring at a jar of snake venom skin product.
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It was inspired by the short story “Mermaid in a Jar” by writer Sheila Heti, who spoke with Simmons for Interview magazine.