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cruet
[ kroo-it ]
noun
- a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
cruet
/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table
- a set of such containers, esp on a stand
- Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist
- a slang word for head
- do one's cruet slang.to be extremely angry; go into a rage
plural noun
- slang.the testicles
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cruet1
C13: from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French crue flask, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon ū첹, Old English ū pot
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A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.
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They subbed out their footwear for bowling shoes and made their way to the lane where Ms. Tamblyn ordered for everybody: French fries, a platter of fried chicken, a bubbling cruet of macaroni and cheese.
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On his tour of the dining hall he collected a good quantity of cutlery and some fine antique cruets.
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He fought against the image as he and Matt walked to the cruets for the Lavabo.
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The research led Cage to the Chalice Well in Glastonbury, where “legend had it that in that place was a grail chalice, or two cruets rather, one of blood and one of sweat.”
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