Etymology

ewery

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Today it means: An office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept. Full definition →

Middle English ewerie
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromewerie
  2. English todayewery

Inherited from Middle English ewerie; by surface analysis, ewer (“jug”) + -y (suffix forming a location).

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