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cruet

[ kroo-it ]

noun

  1. a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.


cruet

/ ˈ°ì°ù³ÜËɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table
  2. a set of such containers, esp on a stand
  3. Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist
  4. a slang word for head
  5. do one's cruet slang.
    to be extremely angry; go into a rage
“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

plural noun

  1. slang.
    the testicles
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruet1

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French cru ( i ) e pitcher (< Frankish *°ì°ùÅ«°ì²¹; compare Old English ³¦°ùÅ«³¦±ð pot) + -et -et
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cruet1

C13: from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French crue flask, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon °ì°ùÅ«°ì²¹, Old English ³¦°ùÅ«³¦±ð pot
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A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.

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They subbed out their footwear for bowling shoes and made their way to the lane where Ms. Tamblyn ordered for everybody: French fries, a platter of fried chicken, a bubbling cruet of macaroni and cheese.

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On his tour of the dining hall he collected a good quantity of cutlery and some fine antique cruets.

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He fought against the image as he and Matt walked to the cruets for the Lavabo.

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The research led Cage to the Chalice Well in Glastonbury, where “legend had it that in that place was a grail chalice, or two cruets rather, one of blood and one of sweat.â€

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