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Definition of Cruet
1. Noun. Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
Definition of Cruet
1. n. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.
Definition of Cruet
1. Noun. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table. ¹
2. Noun. (British) A stand for these containers. ¹
3. Noun. A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cruet
1. a glass bottle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruet
Literary usage of Cruet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wilson's Photographics: A Series of Lessons, Accompanied by Notes, on All by Edward Livingston Wilson (1881)
"To insure the right bottle being in its right place when wanted, I have devised
what I call a " developing cruet," and which any one can construct for ..."
2. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1842)
"Acetabulum, cruet ; a Roman apothecary's measure. 2. (Anal.) Tho articulation of
the ischium. ... An oil-jar, oil-cruet, oil-horn. ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1890)
"The flagon is cruet-shaped, and has a cross surmounting the lid. These were
presented in 1693, an<3 made the year before, the maker's mark being three ..."
4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1847)
"Any explanation is better than an ill-natured one. Always travel with a flask of
brandy, bat Herewith a vinegar-cruet. NEW BOOKS OF POETRY. ..."
5. Switzerland: Or, A Journal of a Tour and Residence in that Country, in the by Louis Simond (1823)
"... and in good preservation; from the nut-cracker, curiously carved, to the
double- necked cruet, pouring oil and vinegar out of the same bottle. ..."
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