mazer

mazer Definition

ma·zer (mā′zər)

noun

a large drinking bowl or goblet, orig. of a hard wood, probably maple, later of metal

Etymology: ME maser < OFr masere, maple wood < Gmc, as in OHG masar, gnarled growth on oaks, ON mösurr, maple, akin to OHG māsa, a spot

mazer Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

bowl: We were especially interested in the 900-year-old horn of Ulf, and an early mazer bowl.

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