flagon

[ flag-uh n ]

/ ˈflæg ən /

a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.

a container for holding liquids, as for use at table, especially one with a handle, a spout, and usually a cover.

Origin of flagon

1425–75; late Middle English, variant of flakon < Middle French fla(s)con < Late Latin flascōn- (stem of flascō) flask¹

Trirodov drew a flagon containing a colourless liquid from his pocket.

The Created Legend |Feodor Sologub
They placed the customary tea and cakes before him, and then brought in a flagon of wine and an extraordinarily large cup.

Romances of Old Japan |Yei Theodora Ozaki
From the buffet I drew a flagon of that same stout wine that Ramiro used upon his messengers.

The Shame of Motley |Raphael Sabatini
He had a dish of venison pasty and a flagon of wine in his hands, which he set before me, and in dumb show bade me eat.

Sir Ludar |Talbot Baines Reed

You yourselves can tell each other tales, and Kai will fetch you from the kitchen a flagon of mean and some meat.'

The Lilac Fairy Book |Andrew Lang

flagon

/ (ˈflæɡən) /

a large bottle of wine, cider, etc

a vessel having a handle, spout, and narrow neck

C15: from Old French flascon, from Late Latin flascō, probably of Germanic origin; see flask