(Chiefly in technical uses.) Something which receives and holds a substance or object; a receptacle, a repository.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] (81) receivera1398 (Chiefly in technical uses.) Something which receives and holds a substance or object; a receptacle, a repository. resetc1400 A receptacle, a containing vessel. Also figurative. Cf. receipt, n. 10. Obsolete. rare. receipta1425 A place for the reception of things; a receptacle. Cf. reset, n.1 1b. Now rare. receptaclec1425 Something that receives and holds a thing or substance, or into which another thing may be put; a containing vessel, place, or space; a repository. repository1485 A place or receptacle in which things are or may be deposited, esp. for storage or safe keeping. receptorya1500 = receptacle, n. 4a. pot1503 Any of various pot-shaped vessels or receptacles used in specific manufacturing or other industrial processes. container?1504 He who or that which contains, esp. a receptacle designed to contain or store certain articles; spec. a large box-like receptacle of standardized… hold1517 A thing that holds something; as, a mortise, a lock in a river, a receptacle, etc. containing?1541 Something that contains. Obsolete. continent?1541 That which contains or holds. Now rare or archaic. receptable1566 A receptacle (in various senses); (now esp.) a vessel for holding something, a container. nest1589 A place in which a thing is lodged or deposited; a receptacle in which a thing is held or nestles snugly. conceptacle1611 A receptacle. Obsolete. keep1617 An article which serves for containing or retaining something. A meat-safe. Obsolete. rare. house1625 Apparently: a receptacle. Obsolete. rare. reception1646 A place or thing in which something is received. Obsolete. rare. inholder1660 That which holds or contains. conceptaculum1691 = conceptacle, n. (in various senses). penholder1815 A cylindrical rod or tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., into which the nib of a pen may be fixed, and which then forms the handle of the pen… holder1833 A contrivance for holding, containing, or supporting something. Often preceded by a word denoting what is held, as bouquet-holder, cigar-holder, gas-h… carrier1855 A container, holder, or other receptacle, esp. one designed to facilitate carrying something in the hands, or in a pocket, bag, etc. compactum1907 That which secures a number of articles: (a) a package constructed for a particular purpose; (b) a container (of any size); spec. a wardrobe; also… Subcategories:— small (3) — not small (2) — large (1) — locked (2) — disposable (1) — detachable, containing functional components (1) — cylindrical (5) — resembling a pocket (2) — metal, with a lid (2) — made of tin (3) — made of paper (4) — hollowed stone (1) — birch bark (2) — small, sealed, bag-like (1) — flexible tube (2) — specific plastic (1) — hanging ornamental (1) — opened on festive occasions (1) — for general variety of things (1) — for matter which might be lost (1) — for odds and ends (1) — for carrying things in (4) — for grain, market produce, etc. (1) — for fluid (15) |
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