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A.Word.A.Day--cadogan cadogan (kuh-DUG-uhn) noun A lidless teapot, inspired by Chinese wine pots, that is filled from the bottom. [After William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan (1675-1726), who was said to be the first Englishman to own such a pot.] Pictures of cadogans. "Among the Twining teapots is a Matlocks Cadogan from Yorkshire. It was filled through a hole in the bottom and emptied right side up." Jim Weaver; The Twining Teapot Collection; Antiques & Collecting Magazine (Chicago, Illinois); Apr 2003. "This type of tea server was called a cadogan in England; vaso senza bocca in Italy. They were inspired by Chinese wine pots." James G. McCollam; Chinese-inspired English Teapot is as Valuable as it is Unusual; The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Jun 13, 1993. This week's theme: Earls who became words (or places that became words). X-Bonus Earth laughs in flowers. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

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