What is "flagons"

Usage examples of "flagons".

I got a new hold of him as we staggered and plunged, roaring the while like the wild beasts we were, the teeth chattering in the Martian heads as they watched us, and then, exerting all my strength, lifted him fairly from his feet and with supreme effort swung him up, shoulder high, and with a mighty heave hurled him across the tables, flung that ambassador, whom no Martian dared look upon, crashing and sprawling through the gold and silver of the feast, whirled him round with such a splendid send that bench and trestle, tankards and flagons, chairs and cloths and candelabras all went down into thundering chaos with him, and the envoy only stayed when his sacred person came to harbour amongst the westral odds and ends, the soiled linen, and dirty platters of our wedding feast.

Multiply nine thousand five hundred by twenty-five, and you have two hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred flagons of an unparalleled collection of Falernian, Chian, Fucine, Samian.

Garnache bowed in token of his perfect satisfaction, and at that moment two servants entered bearing flagons and beakers, fruits and sweetmeats, which they placed upon the table.

So he waved him gracefully to the table, where a brace of flagons stood amid the steaming viands.

The innkeeper, Brewer, smiled and slid full flagons back across the bar to his wife, who delivered them to his customers.

The men from the tavern shrank against the cliff wall, their improvised weapons and flagons clattering to their feet.

Then a series of powerful wines was brought us in silver flagons by very young girls.

In those days, Xerxes could drink half a dozen flagons of unmixed Helbon wine at a sitting without ill effect.

Whilst he was speaking the landlady came in again, bearing a broad platter, upon which stood all the beakers and flagons charged to the brim with the brown ale or the ruby wine.

The flagons were re-gathered and came back with the white foam dripping over their edges.

The attention of the insurgents had been drawn away from murder to plunder, and all over the castle might be heard their cries and whoops of delight as they dragged forth the rich tapestries, the silver flagons, and the carved furniture.

For those who preferred it, there were brimming flagons of locally brewed beer.