ewery

[ yoo-uh-ree ]

noun

, Archaic.

, plural ew·er·ies.

1. a room for storing ewers, towels, napkins, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ewery¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; ewer, -y ³

Example Sentences

The names of those who used to come most frequently while I lived there, were Mr. Storks, Mr. Ewery, Mr. Humphry, and Mr. Hickey.

From Literature

Like his imperance I think, but of coarse ewery body has a right to his own opinion, however ridicklus it may be.

From Project Gutenberg

A butler replaced the yeomen of the buttery, ewery, and pantry, and footmen began to wait on the table at which the lord, his lady, and other couples sat.

From Project Gutenberg

His wally told me as he had shaved off his beard so nobody knowed him, but for fear of accidence he passes ewery Satterday and Sunday at a farm yard inland.

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I had the almost crushing honner of anding ewery dellycassy of the season and amost ewery kind of the grandest of Shampains to such a supper party as praps Urope has never before witnessed.

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