cruet
[ kroo-it ]
/ ˈkru ɪt /
noun
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
RELATED WORDS
jug, flask, urn, vase, can, bottle, vessel, basin, pot, beaker, decanter, jar, bucket, carafe, tub, vial, glass, chalice, canteen, crock
Nearby words
- cruelhearted,
- cruelly,
- cruels,
- cruelty,
- cruelty-free,
- cruft,
- cruikshank,
- cruikshank, george,
- cruise,
- cruise control
Origin of cruet
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French cru(i)e pitcher (< Frankish *krūka; compare Old English crūce pot) + -et -et
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Examples from the Web for cruet
cruet
/ (ˈkruːɪt) /
noun
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
pl n
Australian slang the testicles
Word Origin for cruet
C13: from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French crue flask, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon krūka, Old English crūce pot
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cruet
"small glass bottle for vinegar, oil, etc.," c.1300, Anglo-French diminutive of Old French crue "an earthen pot," from Frankish *kruka or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German kruog); related to crock.
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