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mazer — noun /ˈmeɪzə/ A large drinking bowl made from such wood; a mazer bowl. Presently he rose up and set before each young man some meat in a charger and drink in a large mazer, treating me in like manner; and after that they sat questioning me… … Wiktionary
Mazer (drinking vessel) — Mazer, Maplewood with silver gilt mounts, made around 1380 [1] Victoria and Albert Museum, London In the Germanic tradition, a mazer is a special type of drinking vessel, properly made of maple wood, and so called from the spotted or birdseye… … Wikipedia
Mazer — Maz er, n. [OE. maser, akin to OD. maser an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. masar, G. maser spot, Icel. m[ o]surr maple.] A large drinking bowl; originally made of maple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring. Drayton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mazer — [mā′zər] n. [ME maser < OFr masere, maple wood < Gmc, as in OHG masar, gnarled growth on oaks, ON mösurr, maple, akin to OHG māsa, a spot] a large drinking bowl or goblet, orig. of a hard wood, probably maple, later of metal … English World dictionary
mazer — /may zeuhr/, n. a large metal drinking bowl or cup, formerly of wood. [1150 1200; ME: kind of wood (prob. maple), OE maeser (in adj. maeseren, equiv. to maeser maple + en EN2); c. ON mosurr maple, MHG maser maple, drinking cup] * * * ▪ metalwork… … Universalium
mazer — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German masar gnarled excrescence on a tree Date: 14th century a large drinking bowl originally of a hard wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mazer — Maple wood; also, a bowl or drinking cup made of such wood … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
mazer — [ meɪzə] noun historical a hardwood drinking bowl. Origin ME: from OFr. masere, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
mazer — ma•zer [[t]ˈmeɪ zər[/t]] n. a large drinking bowl made orig. of wood • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME: kind of wood (prob. maple), OE mæser ; c. MHG maser maple, drinking cup, ON mǫsurr maple … From formal English to slang
mazer — n. hist. a hardwood drinking bowl, usu. silver mounted. Etymology: ME f. OF masere f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
