- Kilner jar{™}
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n (BrE)
a type of large jar which can be sealed with a rubber ring and is used for preserving fruit, etc.Compare Mason jar.
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Kilner jar{™}
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Mason jar — noun a glass jar with an air tight screw top; used in home canning • Hypernyms: ↑jar * * * Mason jar [Mason jar] noun (AmE) a glass container used … Useful english dictionary
Mason jar — n trademark [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: John L. Mason (died 1902), U.S. inventor] AmE a glass pot with a tight lid, used for preserving fruit and vegetables British Equivalent: Kilner jar … Dictionary of contemporary English
