||Sa"mo*var (?), n. [Russ. samovar'.]
A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn.
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 your excruciating quantities, but to your gross ignorance of matters more
immediately under your notice. That for instance."-- He pointed to a woman
cleaning a samovar near the well in the centre of the Serai. She was flicking
the water out of the spout in regular cadenced jerks.
" There are ways and ways of cleaning samovar s. If you knew why she was doing
her work in that particular fashion, you would know what the Spanish Monk meant
when he said--
curtly, and having lighted two candles and placed them upon the
round table, he left the room, and did not return for half an hour,
when he re-appeared bearing a tray laden with a samovar , a venison
pie, and some cold fowl. Gilbert ate with a good appetite and felt
great satisfaction in finding that he had any at all. " My foolish
reveries," thought he, " have not spoiled my stomach at least."
Gilbert was still at the table when the valet re-entered and handed
"' How now, my love?' said he. ' Surely it is for some welcome
guest beyond the common that you have had the samovar [ Tea- urn.]
thus prepared?' And he smote her lightly on the cheek."
What think you of THAT, Barbara? True, it is a little too
outspoken-- there can be no doubt of that; yet how grand it is,
how splendid! With your permission I will also quote you an
towards the auburn belt of pines, and distilling pink vapours
from the sombre vista to be seen through the shaggy mouth of the
ravine, Antipa Vologonov sets out a squat samovar that is dinted
of side, and plated with green oxide on handle, turncock, and
spout. Then he seats himself at his table by the window.
At intervals I hear the evening stillness broken by questions
put in a tone which implies always an expectation of a precise
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