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/ˈərθənwˌɛr dʒɑr/ Listen

Earthenware jar

noun

An earthen jar (made of baked clay). Synonym: crock.

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... moment it is sufficiently reduced, and comes to a glaze, turn it out into the glaze-pot, of which we have here given an engraving. As, however, this is not to be found in every establishment, a white earthenware jar would answer the purpose; and this may be placed in a vessel of boiling water, to melt the glaze when required. It should never be warmed in a saucepan, except on the principle of the bain marie, lest it ...

— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton

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... certain village, there was an old woman's hut; jars and pots filled with water stood [at the door], and the old woman was spinning. The dog went up to the pot, and attempted to seize it; the old woman made a threatening noise, and the pot slipped from the dog's mouth and fell upon an earthenware jar which was broken; the rest of the vessels were upset and the water spilt. The old woman seized a stick, and rose up to beat [the animal]; the dog seized the skirt of her clothes, and began to rub his mouth ...

— Bagh O Bahar, Or Tales of the Four Darweshes • Mir Amman of Dihli

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Words linked to "Earthenware jar" : jar, crock