Meaning of Demijohn | Babel Free
ˈdɛmɪdʒɒnDefinitions
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
Equivalents
Examples
““Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn.”
“Toby, placing his gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose, set our dinner to simmer and uncorked a demijohn of the old Verfeuille red which glowed in our glasses with the embers of old recollections of half-forgotten journeys and excursions of our youth by the light of the moon.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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