Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very porous earthen vessel for cooling water by evaporation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.
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- noun A
porous earthen jar forcooling water byevaporation .
Etymologies
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Examples
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From a gurglet of water near-by the Egyptian took a draught, and proceeded -
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Very shortly some slaves came to the cell with a large gurglet of water, a basin and napkins, a platter with bread and meat, and some garments of women's wear; and, setting them down within reach of the prisoners, they ran away.
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The gurglet and mantle were passed to him, and soon he and his follower were feeling their way upward.
The Prince of India — Volume 01 Lewis Wallace 1866
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In preparation, however, you will get the porters who took me to the palace to-day, and have them take the boxes and gurglet of which I have been speaking to
The Prince of India — Volume 02 Lewis Wallace 1866
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The Prince smiled, and rejoined, with a thought of the bags in the gurglet thrown carelessly down by him: "Up with the anchor."
The Prince of India — Volume 02 Lewis Wallace 1866
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On the street there was nothing curious in an old man carrying a mantle under his arm, followed by a porter with a half-filled gurglet on his shoulder.
The Prince of India — Volume 02 Lewis Wallace 1866
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The master made two trips; the first one, he took the gurglet in; the second, he took the mantle wrapping the sword.
The Prince of India — Volume 01 Lewis Wallace 1866
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The second night, a perfect calm prevailing, he took the small boat, and went out on the sea drifting, having provided himself with wine and water, the latter in a new gurglet bought for the trip.
The Prince of India — Volume 02 Lewis Wallace 1866
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Rejoining his attendant, and staying a moment to thoroughly empty the gurglet of water, on his hands and knees he crawled into a passage much obstructed by debris.
The Prince of India — Volume 01 Lewis Wallace 1866
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In preparation for the excursion the gurglet half full of water and the sheepskin mantle of the black man were lowered into the little vessel.
The Prince of India — Volume 01 Lewis Wallace 1866
qms commented on the word gurglet
Most tropical places defeat
The parting of water and heat.
It’s simplest to purge it
By filling a gurglet
To make a sublimely cool treat.
December 2, 2017