monteith
/mɒnˈtiːθ/
monteith noun: a large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
Noun
monteith (plural monteiths)
- A large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
- In the taper-lit, perhaps pre-sixteeth-century room—a piece of Laughing and Triumphing needlework in the style of Rubens completely hid the walls—the capacious oval of the dinner-table, crowned by a monteith bowl filled with slipper-orchids, showed agreeably enough.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, London: Grant Richards, page 46
- The Punch is a secret Receipt of the Landlord, including but not limited to peach brandy, locally distill’d Whiskey, and milk. A raft of long Icicles broken from the Eaves floats upon the pale contents of the great rustick Monteith.1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 509
- A cotton handkerchief with white spots on a coloured background.
Proper noun capitalized: Monteith
Monteith (plural Monteiths)
- A surname.
Forms of monteith
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | monteiths |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Monteiths |
Origin of monteith
From the Scottish surname Monteith.
Questions about monteith
- What does monteith mean?
- Monteith means a large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
- What part of speech is monteith?
- Monteith can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce monteith?
- Monteith is pronounced /mɒnˈtiːθ/.
- What is the plural of monteith?
- The plural of monteith is monteiths.
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