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单词 salmanazar
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Definition of salmanazar in English:

salmanazar

nounˌsalməˈneɪzəˌsalməˈnazər
  • A wine bottle of approximately twelve times the standard size.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A salmanazar of Piper Heidsieck champagne is available at £399 from Greenacres of Wexford, and would be a perfect companion to a wedding toast.
    • They sang ''Happy Birthday'' to Mr. Delacorte, who was marking his 93d and the theater's 25th. They yelled ''Break a leg!'' to Mr. Papp, the impresario of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Over and over, they toasted the pair with salmanazars of Mumm Champagne.

Origin

1930s: named after Shalmaneser, a king of Assyria (2 Kings 17–18).

Rhymes

appraiser, blazer, eraser, Fraser, gazer, glazer, grazer, laser, mazer, praiser, razor, taser, Weser
 
 

Definition of salmanazar in US English:

salmanazar

nounˌsalməˈnazər
  • A wine bottle of approximately twelve times the standard size.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A salmanazar of Piper Heidsieck champagne is available at £399 from Greenacres of Wexford, and would be a perfect companion to a wedding toast.
    • They sang ''Happy Birthday'' to Mr. Delacorte, who was marking his 93d and the theater's 25th. They yelled ''Break a leg!'' to Mr. Papp, the impresario of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Over and over, they toasted the pair with salmanazars of Mumm Champagne.

Origin

1930s: named after Shalmaneser, a king of Assyria (2 Kings 17–18).

 
 
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