cruet
Americannoun
noun
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a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table
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a set of such containers, esp on a stand
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Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist
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a slang word for head
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slang to be extremely angry; go into a rage
plural noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021
They subbed out their footwear for bowling shoes and made their way to the lane where Ms. Tamblyn ordered for everybody: French fries, a platter of fried chicken, a bubbling cruet of macaroni and cheese.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021
Attended by handmaidens who were brightly colored spools of thread, Cleopatra was a filigreed creamer, her Antony a stoppered cruet — and it was somehow no less moving when they died at the end.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2018
This cork-and-ceramic oil cruet has a nice Scandinavian feel to it.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2018
“Out!” exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice as he laid down the vinegar cruet and looked at her through his glasses.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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