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ginger jar
noun
- a Chinese ceramic jar having a wide mouth, a globular body, and a dome-shaped cover.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ginger jar1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
On the Turkish scarf which drapes the mantel stands a ginger-jar full of yellow roses.
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I liked the shape, but the boys laughed at it as they did at my bulrushes in a ginger-jar over there.
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Once more he picked his brushes from the ginger-jar where in his despair he had thrust them.
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Mr. Dusante now handed the ginger-jar to Mrs. Lecks, who immediately stepped towards Ruth and Lucille.
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Mrs. Aleshine went into the house and soon reappeared, carrying the ginger-jar, which she presented to Mr. Dusante.
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