单词 | cruet |
释义 | cruet/ˈkruːɪt /noun 1A small container or set of containers for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar for use at a dining table.‘I've got my eye on a salt and pepper cruet set - they're only £18,’ she said....
2(In church use) a small container for the wine or water to be used in the celebration of the Eucharist.I took the finger towel and glass cruets of water and wine to the credence table at the right of the altar and put out the bell on the step where I would be kneeling at the consecration....
OriginMiddle English (in sense 2): from Anglo-Norman French, diminutive of Old French crue 'pot', from Old Saxon krūka; related to crock1. Rhymes |
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