roemer
/ɹˈoʊmɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of rummer.
Example Sentences
- "The delicate stringings, or wheeled quillings, also, round the necks of the roemers and berkemeyers are not less noteworthy than the stringings or spinnings―naturally never quilled―of their bases or footings."
- "Here the pipe and roemer glass obviously indicate taste and smell, and equally obviously, the transience of sensual pleasures."
- "When I first saw complete roemers (often pronounced 'rummer', the name comes from the Dutch for making a toast, roemen) in the auction house where I was working, I knew their appeal went far beyond dedicated collectors."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Römer