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Webster 1913 Edition


Demijohn

Dem′i-john

,
Noun.
[F.
dame-jeanne
, i.e., Lady Jane, a corruption of Ar.
damajāna
,
damjāna
, prob. fr.
Damaghan
a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for its glass works.]
A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork.