samovar

[ sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr ]

/ ˈsæm əˌvɑr, ˌsæm əˈvɑr /

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noun

a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.

Origin of samovar

1820–30; <Russian samovár, equivalent to samo- self (see same) + -var, noun derivative of varítʾ to cook, boil

Words nearby samovar

Samoan, Samos, samosa, Samoset, Samothrace, samovar, Samoyed, Samoyedic, samp, sampaguita, Sampaio

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Example sentences from the Web for samovar

Johannes was quite ill, but went to the village to hire a samovar, and to try to get tea and supplies.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
The woman who brought in the samovar had killed an entire family: her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and her own child.
In Search of a Siberian Klondike|Homer B. Hulbert
Late in the afternoon we halted for dinner, ordering the samovar almost before we stopped the tarantass.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
A Little Russian peasant woman in a kerchief brought in a tray of tea-things, then the samovar.
The Schoolmistress and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

Yevpraksia, seated in front of the samovar, was engaged in rinsing the cups and drying them with a dish towel.
A Family of Noblemen|Mikhal Saltykov

British Dictionary definitions for samovar

samovar

/ (ˈsæməˌvɑː, ˌsæməˈvɑː) /

noun

(esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity

Word Origin for samovar

C19: from Russian, from samo- self (related to same) + varit' to boil

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	samovar
释义	samovar [ sam-uh-vahr, sam-uh-vahr ] / ˈsæm əˌvɑr, ˌsæm əˈvɑr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR samovar ON THESAURUS.COM noun a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea. Origin of samovar 1820–30; <Russian samovár, equivalent to samo- self (see same) + -var, noun derivative of varítʾ to cook, boil Words nearby samovar Samoan, Samos, samosa, Samoset, Samothrace, samovar, Samoyed, Samoyedic, samp, sampaguita, Sampaio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for samovar Johannes was quite ill, but went to the village to hire a samovar, and to try to get tea and supplies. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)\|Isabella L. Bird The woman who brought in the samovar had killed an entire family: her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and her own child. In Search of a Siberian Klondike\|Homer B. Hulbert Late in the afternoon we halted for dinner, ordering the samovar almost before we stopped the tarantass. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life\|Thomas Wallace Knox A Little Russian peasant woman in a kerchief brought in a tray of tea-things, then the samovar. The Schoolmistress and Other Stories\|Anton Chekhov Yevpraksia, seated in front of the samovar, was engaged in rinsing the cups and drying them with a dish towel. A Family of Noblemen\|Mikhal Saltykov British Dictionary definitions for samovar samovar / (ˈsæməˌvɑː, ˌsæməˈvɑː) / noun (esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity Word Origin for samovar C19: from Russian, from samo- self (related to same) + varit' to boil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to samovar container, jar, vase, ossuary, pitcher, ewer, capsule, cistern, vessel
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samovar

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Origin of samovar

Words nearby samovar

Example sentences from the Web for samovar

British Dictionary definitions for samovar

noun

Word Origin for samovar

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