cruet
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cru·et
(kro͞o′ĭt)n.
1. A small bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil.
2. Ecclesiastical A small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of crue, flask, of Germanic origin.]
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cruet
(ˈkruːɪt)n
1. (Cookery) a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table
2. (Cookery) a set of such containers, esp on a stand
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist
4. Austral a slang word for head1
5. do one's cruet slang Austral to be extremely angry; go into a rage
pl n
(Anatomy) slang Austral the testicles
[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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cru•et
(ˈkru ɪt)n.
a glass bottle, esp. one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, = Old French cru(i)e pitcher (< Frankish *krūka; compare Old English crūce pot) + -et -et]
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Noun | 1. | cruet - bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped |
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Translations
حامِل القارورَةقارورَة
pepřenka ajslánkastojánek na ocet a olej aj
peberkværnplatmenagesaltkar
ecet-olajtartó
borîstandur fyrir stauka og flöskursalt-/piparstaukur, edik-/olíuflaska
indelisprieskonių indelių komplektas
etiķa u.tml. trauciņšgaršvielu trauciņu komplektspiparnīcasālnīca
koreničkasoľnička
cruet
[ˈkruːɪt] N (= oil and vinegar) → vinagrera f, alcuza f (Bol, Chile); (= stand) → vinagreras fpl, alcuzas fpl (Bol, Chile)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cruet
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cruet
(ˈkruːit) noun1. a small jar or bottle for salt, pepper, vinegar etc.
2. (also ˈcruet-stand) a holder for such jars etc, often with them on it.
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