ewery

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/ˈjʊəɹi/

noun

An office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept.

OriginMiddle English ewerie →
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Meanings

nounewery (plural eweries)

plural eweries · alternative ewry

  1. UKhistoricalAn office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishewerie
  2. Englishewery

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

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APA

ewery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ewery

MLA

“ewery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ewery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ewery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ewery.

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