Definition of Cruet

1. Noun. Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.

Exact synonyms: Crewet
Generic synonyms: Bottle

Definition of Cruet

1. n. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.

Definition of Cruet

1. Noun. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table. ¹

2. Noun. (British) A stand for these containers. ¹

3. Noun. A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cruet

1. a glass bottle [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruet

cruelling
cruells
cruelltie
cruellty
cruelly
cruelness
cruelnesses
cruels
crueltie
cruelties
cruelty
cruentaren
cruentation
cruentous
crues
cruet (current term)
cruet-stand
cruets
crufomate
cruft
cruftier
cruftiest
crufty
cruise-control
cruise control
cruise liner
cruise missile
cruise missiles
cruise missle

Literary usage of Cruet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wilson's Photographics: A Series of Lessons, Accompanied by Notes, on All by Edward Livingston Wilson (1881)
"To insure the right bottle being in its right place when wanted, I have devised what I call a " developing cruet," and which any one can construct for ..."

2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1842)
"Acetabulum, cruet ; a Roman apothecary's measure. 2. (Anal.) Tho articulation of the ischium. ... An oil-jar, oil-cruet, oil-horn. ..."

3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1890)
"The flagon is cruet-shaped, and has a cross surmounting the lid. These were presented in 1693, an<3 made the year before, the maker's mark being three ..."

4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1847)
"Any explanation is better than an ill-natured one. Always travel with a flask of brandy, bat Herewith a vinegar-cruet. NEW BOOKS OF POETRY. ..."

5. Switzerland: Or, A Journal of a Tour and Residence in that Country, in the by Louis Simond (1823)
"... and in good preservation; from the nut-cracker, curiously carved, to the double- necked cruet, pouring oil and vinegar out of the same bottle. ..."

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