After examining the figures carved on the wood, Polly went to the toilet-stand and poured some water from a heavy ewer into the stoneware basin.
As she was about to place the ewer on the tiled floor beside the stand, she saw the carved panels that formed the sides of the stand.
They seated themselves there, and a maid brought water in a golden ewer and poured it over their hands into a silver basin.
A handmaid brought water for the washing of his hands, and poured it over them from a golden ewer into a silver basin.
A maid servant then brought them water in a beautiful golden ewer and poured it into a silver basin for them to wash their hands, and she drew a clean table beside them.
While tears of blood trickle from the strainer, the ewer beneath it giggles.
Well, all I can say is, that if I affords the heminent Amerrycane jest about harf the fun and emusement as he does me, I must be a much cleverer feller than I ewer thort myself, or than my better harf ewer told me as I was.
He says as I'm the ony Englishman as he has ewer known who can allus giv a answer rite off to ewery question as he arsks me!
Miss Stivergill put the dressing-table a little to one side, and placed a ewerof water on it.
He received a deluge of water on his face, and at the same moment a ewer burst in atoms on the gravel at his feet--for Miss Stivergill did nothing by halves.
The story of Humayun's flight is told by his faithful ewer bearer, named Jauhar, who accompanied him in his exile.
He came forward again and helped hastily to strip off my harness, and when that was done he fetched a great silver basin and a ewer of embossed gold from which he poured me fragrant rose-water that I might wash.
On a bench in a corner stood a basin and ewer of metal, whilst a few vestments hanging beside these completed the furniture of this austere and white-washed chamber.
They gave not over eating thus till they were content, when Aboulhusn brought bowl and ewer and potash[FN#16] and they washed their hands.
Before this despatch reached Hammond, however, there had been a meeting between him and Ewer, and some intricate negotiations, the result of which was that he and Ewer left the island together, Nov.
In most modern accounts Ewer simply comes to the Isle of Wight, displaces Hammond, and removes the King.
Cromwell was writing to him from Yorkshire); and it was not then delivered to him by Colonel Ewer in person, but by a messenger.
He pounced upon the ewer and basin he saw at hand, and speedily soused himself into a more live and less fevered state.
In course I don't pertend to know how these things was manidged in former times, but I werry much douts whether ewen a Greshian Gent's constitushun coud posserbly have stood it for ewer so menny years!
The Cotueters now waxed exceedingly wroth at what Mr. Ewer had done.
Mr. Ewer presently arrived; his bail was accepted, and I and my friends returned home.
I owe Mr. Ewer the justice further to say that he has done much to advance the interests of the Marshpee tribe, by giving information respecting them to the Legislative body, for which we cannot easily show our gratitude.
On a bench in a corner stood a basin and ewer of metal, while a few vestments, suspended beside these, completed the appointments of the austere and white-washed chamber.
The food never varied, and the water intended for the cleansing of his body was so sparse that he had to husband it as a precious possession till the gaoler refilled the bronze ewer on the succeeding day.
D'Artagnan stopped to look at a sideboard on which was a superb ewerof silver.
The ewer and basin, f and g, are highly colored earthen-ware from Bahia, and between them stands an Indian moringue of ingenious construction.
A very handsome ewer is thus composed, the body representing an ingenious combination of shells set in a foot of coral, a branch of which climbs up the side, and, arching to the lip, forms the handle.
When we had finished they brought the ewer and basin, we washed our hands and we passed into the drinking room where he told the damsel to sing.
After this they took away the table and brought again the ewer and basin and we washed our hands and then went to the drinking room where there was a pleasaunce filled with fruits and flowers in perfection.
Rise and fill me an ewer with water then mount therewith to the terrace-roof and pour the contents round and about the house, after which come down to me.
And again the bowl and ewer were passed round, and this time the Galilaeans did not refuse the water.
When we were all seated, the host and his son came round with an ewer and basin to perform the washing of the hands prescribed by the Law.
The basin and ewer are called in poetry "the two rumourers," because they rattle when borne about.
She took the ewer from her shoulder and whirled it about in air, so that the plug flew out of its mouth and the three dinars fell to the ground.
Then she brought a tray of food and wine, and they ate and drank; after which she rose and drawing water from the well, poured it from the ewer over his hands, whilst he washed them.
The Most Puissant orders one of the Knights to bring an ewer containing some perfume, a basin of water, and a clean white napkin to the candidate, who washes his hands.
If we close the vent and bring the ewer to its former position, the globe and the tube will fill up anew, since the air that they contain will be expelled by the liquid that enters thereinto.
The globe, [Tau], fills at the same time that the ewer does.
After closing the latter, the ewer is filled with liquid through an aperture that is afterwards stopped up.
Presently it occurred to me that by again damping it the mysterious entreaty might be rendered visible, and, taking the ewer that Saunders had placed beside the tantalus stand, I dipped the precious document in water.
He found an ewer and basin, and his ablutions refreshed and invigorated him.
And then she held the ewer and basin to him, while, with the docility of a child, he washed the smoke-soil from his hands and face.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ewer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
