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单词 costrel
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costrel

[ kos-truhl, kaw-struhl ]
/ ˈkɒs trəl, ˈkɔ strəl /

noun

a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.

Origin of costrel

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French costerel, equivalent to costier worn at the side (<Vulgar Latin *costārius;see costa, -ary) + -el diminutive suffix

Words nearby costrel

costovertebral, costoxiphoid, cost-plus, cost-push, cost-push inflation, costrel, cost rent, cost-share, cost sheet, costume, costume jewellery
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Example sentences from the Web for costrel

  • Costrel, kos′trel, n. a kind of bottle with ears, to be hung at the waist.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for costrel

costrel
/ (ˈkɒstrəl) /

noun

obsolete a flask, usually of earthenware or leather

Word Origin for costrel

C14: from Old French costerel, from coste side, rib, from Latin costa
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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