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Definition of Saltcellar
1. Noun. A small container for holding salt at the dining table.
Definition of Saltcellar
1. n. Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.
Definition of Saltcellar
1. Noun. (alternative form of salt cellar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltcellar
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltcellar
Literary usage of Saltcellar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places by Walter Thornbury, Edward Walford (1881)
"... or Sword of Mercy—Bracelets—The Royal Spurs—The saltcellar of State—Blood's
Desperate Attempt to Steal the Regalia—The Tower Armouries—Absurd Errors in ..."
2. Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora by Susan I. Rotroff, John Howard Oakley (1992)
"saltcellar: echinus Fig. 16, PI. 51 wall, recessed underside H. 2.1 ¡Diam. ...
saltcellar: concave Fig. 16, PI. 51 wall H. 4.1 ; est. Diam. of rim 6.3; ..."
3. Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1855)
"The lady who had first asserted that Wedgwood's ware would not hold oil, was
inclined to believe thai the oil had oozed through the pores of the saltcellar; ..."
4. Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1835)
"Into the same saltcellar 100 grains weight of oil was poured (total weight, ...
The saltcellar was put on a saucer, and covered with a glass tumbler. ..."
5. Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places by Walter Thornbury, Edward Walford (1881)
"... or Sword of Mercy—Bracelets—The Royal Spurs—The saltcellar of State—Blood's
Desperate Attempt to Steal the Regalia—The Tower Armouries—Absurd Errors in ..."
6. Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora by Susan I. Rotroff, John Howard Oakley (1992)
"saltcellar: echinus Fig. 16, PI. 51 wall, recessed underside H. 2.1 ¡Diam. ...
saltcellar: concave Fig. 16, PI. 51 wall H. 4.1 ; est. Diam. of rim 6.3; ..."
7. Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1855)
"The lady who had first asserted that Wedgwood's ware would not hold oil, was
inclined to believe thai the oil had oozed through the pores of the saltcellar; ..."
8. Practical Education by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1835)
"Into the same saltcellar 100 grains weight of oil was poured (total weight, ...
The saltcellar was put on a saucer, and covered with a glass tumbler. ..."
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