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кувшин meaning in English

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кувшин noun
{m}

ewer(widemouthed pitcher)
noun
[UK: ˈjuːə(r)] [US: ˈjuːər]

jar [jars](small, approximately cylindrical container)
noun
[UK: dʒɑː(r)] [US: ˈdʒɑːr]

jug [jugs](serving vessel)
noun
[UK: dʒʌɡ] [US: ˈdʒəɡ]

pitcher [pitchers](A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈpɪ.tʃər]

кувшинка noun
{f}

water lily [water lilies](Any members of Nymphaeaceae)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈlɪ.li] [US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈlɪ.li]

повадился кувшин по воду ходить — там ему и голову сломить phrase

the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last(When you use a thing too much, it ultimately breaks)
phrase