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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OE.

saltsaler

;

salt

+ F.

salière

saltcellar, from L.

sal

salt. See

, and cf.

Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.

See also: salt cellar

saltcellar ‎(plural saltcellars)