ˈflagən, -laig- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English flagon, flakon, from Middle French flacon, flascon, from Late Latin flascon-, flasco bottle — more at flask
1. : a vessel for liquid (as wine or liquor): as
a. : a large usually metal or pottery vessel with handle and spout and often a lid
b. : a vessel used to hold eucharistic wine
c. : a large bulging short-necked bottle ; sometimes : a glass flacon
2.
a. : the contents of a flagon
a flagon of wine
b. : a measure usually of about two quarts
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