Meaning & use

Seidel

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A large mug, typically made of glass or stoneware, used for serving beer.

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He raised his seidel and toasted the newlyweds.

The beer hall was lined with shelves of ceramic seidels bearing painted crests.

A note on using this word

Borrowed from German, where 'Seidel' originally referred to a unit of liquid measure before coming to mean the mug itself.

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