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Webster 1913 Edition
Cruet
Cru′et
(krṳ′ĕt)
, Noun.
[Anglo-French
cruet
, a dim. from OF. crue
, cruie
; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to E. crock
an earthen vessel.] 1.
A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.
Swift.
2.
(Eccl.)
A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cruet
CRUET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cruet
cruet
English
Alternative forms
Noun
cruet (plural cruets)
- A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 17
- Mrs. Hussey soon appeared, with a mustard-pot in one hand and a vinegar-cruet in the other, having just broken away from the occupation of attending to the castors, and scolding her little black boy meantime.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 17
- (Britain) A stand for these containers.
- 1931, Francis Beeding, chapter 1/1, in Death Walks in Eastrepps:
- He […] even had a second slice of lamb, for he was hungry. During the meal, as was his custom, he read from a book propped up against the cruet.
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- A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.
Translations
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
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