DEMIJOHN  , a See also:

• GLASS
• GLASS (O.E. glees, cf. Ger. Glas, perhaps derived from an old Teutonic root gla-, a variant of glo-, having the general sense of shining, cf. " glare," " glow ")
• GLASS, STAINED

glass See also:

• BOTTLE (Fr. bouteille, from a diminutive of the Lat. butta, a flask; cf. Eng. " butt ")

bottle or See also:

• JAR

jar with a large See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

• BODY

body and narrow See also:

• NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck, encased in wicker-See also:

• WORK

work and provided with handles . The word is also used of an earthenware jar, similarly covered with wicker . The capacity of a demijohn varies from two to twelve gallons, but the See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• SIZE

size contains five gallons .