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can⋅is⋅ter
[kan-uh-ster] 
–noun
| 1. | a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar. |
| 2. | Also called canister shot. case shot. |
| 3. | the part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered. |
Origin:
1670–80; < L canistrum wicker basket < Gk kánastron, deriv. of kánna reed (see cane ), with -astron, var. of -tron suffix of instrument (prob. from v. derivs., as stégastron covering, from stegázein to cover)
1670–80; < L canistrum wicker basket < Gk kánastron, deriv. of kánna reed (see cane ), with -astron, var. of -tron suffix of instrument (prob. from v. derivs., as stégastron covering, from stegázein to cover)
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Language Translation for : Canister
| Spanish: | bote, lata, | German: | der Kanister, | Japanese: | かん |
| can·is·ter
(kān'ĭ-stər) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin canistrum, basket, from Greek kanastron, from kanna, reed; see cane.] |
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canister
1474, from L. canistrum "wicker basket," from Gk. kanystron "basket made from reed," from kanna (see cane). It came to mean "metal receptacle" (1711) through infl. of can. With a sense of canister shot, it is attested from 1801.
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| canister | |
noun | |
| 1. | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: case shot] |
| 2. | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour |
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Canister
Can"is*ter\ (k[a^]n"[i^]s*t[~e]r), n. [L. canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. ?, fr. ka`nh, ka`nna reed; cf. F. canistre. See Cane, and Canaster.]1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc. 2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc. 3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot.
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