n. An office or place of household service where the ewers were kept.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An office in great houses where water was made ready in ewers for the service of guests, and where also the table-linen was kept. An office so called still exists in the royal household of England.
n. The scullery of a religious house.
Word Usage
"As the server of the ewery pours water over our hands and pats them with the napkin, my husband says kindly, But I have distracted you from the great interest for my wife: the health of her son."