Standard Lemma guide
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adj
comparative form of rum: more rum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: glass, drinking glass
History
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“Roman person or thing”), named because it was made in glassworks dating from the Roman era. See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.
Across languages
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