See Also: wasserman(dictionary)

Nyon (iou) and wasserman (iou)


Nyon (iou)



Nyon noun & adjective. M19.
[A commune in Switzerland.]
(Designating) porcelain manufactured at Nyon from c 1780.

wasserman (iou)



wasserman noun.rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
[German Wassermann lit. 'water man'.]
A mythical sea-monster partly in the form of a man, supposed to destroy ships.