cruet
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
Origin of cruet
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How to use cruet in a sentence
They also plundered a church of its ornaments and relics, among which were two cruets, a silver chalice, and an altar-cloth.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithEven the stacked cruets remembered the days when they cunningly blazed in a shop window.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. GeorgeThis sum was devoted to the purchase of a pyx, a silver gilt chalice, and a basin and cruets.
The Makers of Canada: Champlain | N. E. DionneOf the cruets containing wine and water for the celebration we have already written.
English Villages | P. H. DitchfieldWho knows how many “yellow admirals” at Bath have fallen victims to their cayenne-cruets?
Curiosities of Civilization | Andrew Wynter
British Dictionary definitions for cruet
/ (ˈkruːɪt) /
a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table
a set of such containers, esp on a stand
Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist
Australian a slang word for head (def. 1)
do one's cruet Australian slang to be extremely angry; go into a rage
Australian slang the testicles
Origin of cruet
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