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# flagon

noun (flagons)

«flagon» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A flagon is a large jug or bottle for holding wine, ale or other drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a big jug of wine, milk or mead set on the table at a feast

### Examples

- The king poured wine from a silver flagon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/#x1)
- A flagon of milk stood on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/#x2)
- Fetch me a flagon of wine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/#x3)
- The servant carried two flagons to the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths; a flagon is a container, and the amount inside is not given by counting flagons

## In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah it is one of the small vessels hung on the faithful steward Eliakim, a picture of how the whole household depends on him. In the primary lessons: in old tales, a big jug of wine, milk or mead set on the table at a feast

### Examples

- And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups even to all the vessels of flagons. (Prophets ISA.22.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flagon/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths; a flagon is a container, and the amount inside is not given by counting flagons

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flagon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flagon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flagon.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «flagon» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flagon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flagon» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/flagon.html) on Mova free.