cruet
/ˈkɹu.ɪt/
cruet noun: a small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
Noun
cruet (plural cruets)
- A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
- Near-synonym: shaker (sometimes synonymous)
- "By Jupiter there's vinegar!" I heard him say to his friend, after he had stood on tiptoe an immense time, and had been crushed and beaten on all sides. "And there's oil!! I saw them distinctly, in cruets! Can any gentleman, in front there, see mustard on the table? Sir, will you oblige me! Do you...1846, Charles Dickens, “Rome”, in Pictures from Italy, London: […] Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, page 223
- A stand for these containers.
- He[…]even had a second slice of lamb, for he was hungry. During the meal, as was his custom, he read from a book propped up against the cruet.1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps
- Synonyms:
- caster
- A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.
cruet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
cruet in Hindi
- small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
- कुप्पी kuppī
cruet in Tamil
- சுவைப்பொருள் சாடி, திருக்கோயில் நீர்க்குடுவை, திருநெய்க்குவளை, தேறல் கலம்
cruet in Urdu
- قارورہ, شیشی
cruet in Bengali
- টেবিলে তেল
More languagesFewer languages
- cruet in Malayalam
- ചെറുകുപ്പി, ചെറുഭരണി
Examples of cruet in a sentence
- The sideboard was covered with glistening old plate—old cups, both gold and silver; old salvers and cruet-stands, like Rundell and Bridge's shop.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter VIII, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848...
- It must always be done at night, so that Jurgis could go along; and even if it were only a pepper cruet, or half a dozen glasses for ten cents, that was enough for an expedition.1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, chapter V, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC:
Synonyms of cruet
Forms of cruet
| plural | cruets |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | crewet |
Origin of cruet
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cruet, diminutive of Old French crue (“an earthen pot”), from Old Saxon krūka.
Words formed from cruet
Phrases with cruet
Questions about cruet
- What does cruet mean?
- Cruet means a small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
- What is cruet in Hindi?
- Cruet in Hindi is कुप्पी (kuppī). See Cruet meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use cruet in a sentence?
- The sideboard was covered with glistening old plate—old cups, both gold and silver; old salvers and cruet-stands, like Rundell and Bridge's shop.
- What part of speech is cruet?
- Cruet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cruet?
- Cruet is pronounced /ˈkɹu.ɪt/.
- What is the plural of cruet?
- The plural of cruet is cruets.
Words near cruet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cruet (page history and authors); cruet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cruet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cruet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cruet (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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