cruet

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English - English
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table
A stand for these containers
A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
{n} a kind of large vial for vinegar or oil
a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster
A cruet is a small glass bottle that contains oil or vinegar and is used at the table at meals. a thing that holds the containers for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar on a table (crue )
A cruet is a small container, or set of containers, for salt, pepper, or mustard which is used at meals. a cruet set
A bottle or vessel; esp
A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar
From old French, crue, meaning "a vial or a glass " A cruet is the vessel (glass or metal) used to hold the water and wine for the Eucharist
a small silver decanter, usually glass today, containing wine or water for pouring into the chalice
{i} small glass jar
The cruet consists of salt and pepper (usually ground white pepper) Traditionally, the cruet should also include English mustard these are not considered accompaniments and are removed from the table after the main course has been cleared
bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table
A small, ewerlike vessel, usually with a lip or spout, a handle, and a stopper, for serving condiments at the table
cruet-stand
a stand for cruets containing various condiments
cruets
plural of cruet
cruet

    Hyphenation

    cru·et

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    Etymology

    [ 'krü-&t ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French crue, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cruce.
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