saltcellar
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- noun
- /ˈsɔltˌsɛlər/
- Archaic
:
salero
- The finely carved saltcellar is mentioned in an inventory of 1596 as "a small round column of ivory like a fountain with little men and dogs."
Examples
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She stopped to stare, amazed, at the intricately worked gold and silver saltcellars, ewers, and spoons displayed in the windows.
Fiction book (1993) -
Pea soup channeled past a sauceboat and saltcellar and hit the Abbe's freshly ironed cuff.
Fiction book (1992) -
Will you give me the saltcellar?
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Like the saltcellar in Brooklyn, this piece is of the type with the conical base.
Academic text (1994) -
The saltcellar is complete, although the lid appears to have been broken and glued.
Academic text (1994) -
Tansy busied herself with the saltcellar.
Fiction book (1993) -
Miss Lucia screamed, entering the dining room with the saltcellars.
Fiction book (1998) -
The waiter placed the saltcellar on the table next to the pepper shaker.
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During dinner, he reached for the saltcellar to season his food.
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She carefully polished the antique saltcellar before the guests arrived.
Synonyms
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A small container with holes in the top that you use to sprinkle salt on food
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A small container with holes in the top used to shake salt onto food
A small container shaped like a ship used on dining tables long ago to hold salt or knives
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Morphology
Etymology
The word saltcellar is simply salt + cellar, and cellar means a 'storehouse' or place to keep things, like a wine cellar. So a saltcellar is a small 'store' for salt kept on the table, which is why it means a small container for salt.