cellaret

American  

[sel-uh-ret] / ˌsɛl əˈrɛt /

Or cellarette

noun

1. a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.

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cellaret British  

/ ˌsɛləˈrɛt /

noun

1. a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles

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Etymology

Origin of cellaret

First recorded in 1800–10; cellar + -et

Example Sentences

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cellaret

The word recalled him to himself, and he got up and raised the lid of the cellaret, lovingly running his hand over the rows of bottles.

From The Battle Ground by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

He thinks there should be a joyous set of elegant extracts in a score of volumes, “that we could have at hand, like a cellaret of good wine, against April or November weather!”

From Stevenson's Perfect Virtues As Exemplified by Leigh Hunt by Luther Albertus Brewer

At the bottom of the cellaret I found a couple of flags stowed—a tattered yellow quarantine-signal tightly rolled into a bundle, and a red ensign neatly folded.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Mrs. Reston also remembered that on returning home she had found the key of the cellaret, which she had missed, lying on the floor close to the side-board, and the door locked as usual.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Annie Frances Perram

I want you to call on some people––and look at a new cellaret I’d like to buy.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley