n. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
n. A stand for these containers.
n. A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster.
n. A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A vial or small glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc.; a caster for liquids.
n. Specifically Eccles., one of the two vessels holding respectively the wine and the water for the eucharist and for the ablutions of the mass.
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n. bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table
Word Usage
"If he comes home late after a busy day, and has a quiet little supper alone he doesn’t want you to jump up and down like a Jack-in-a-box with “would you like more pepper darling?” and present him with the cruet from the opposite end of the table when he already has one in front of him."