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

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 Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Further down the room, opposite the fireplace, a bookcase stands on a cellaret, with a sofa near it.

From Candida by Shaw, Bernard

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 Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

The thing inside the oak-and-silver cellaret laughed too.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

I went to the cellaret and brought him some wine, of which he drank off a tumbler eagerly.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick