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costrel

costrel noun: a bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.

Noun

costrel (plural costrels)

  1. (archaic) A bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.
    • A youth, that following with a costrel bore / The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine.1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 21

Forms of costrel

pluralcostrels

Origin of costrel

Inherited from Middle English costrel, from Old French costerel, modification of costeret. Compare Medieval Latin costrellum (“a liquid measure”), costrellus (“a wine cup”) and Welsh costrel.

Questions about costrel

What does costrel mean?
Costrel means a bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.
What part of speech is costrel?
Costrel is a noun.
What is the plural of costrel?
The plural of costrel is costrels.

Words near costrel in the dictionary

  1. costratify
  2. costream
  3. costreamed
  4. costreaming
  5. costreams
  6. costrel
  7. costrels
  8. costructure
  9. costructures
  10. costs
  11. costs dear

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