canister
[ kan-uh-ster ]
/ ˈkæn ə stər /
noun
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
Also called canister shot.
case shot.
the part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered.
Origin of canister
1670–80; < Latin
canistrum wicker basket < Greek
kánastron, derivative of
kánna reed (see
cane), with
-astron, variant of
-tron suffix of instrument (probably from verbal derivatives, as
stégastron covering, from
stegázein to cover)
Words nearby canister
canine tooth,
canines,
caning,
canis major,
canis minor,
canister,
canities,
canker,
canker sore,
cankered,
cankerous
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British Dictionary definitions for canister
canister
/ (ˈkænɪstə) /
noun
a container, usually made of metal, in which dry food, such as tea or coffee, is stored
(formerly)
- a type of shrapnel shell for firing from a cannon
- Also called: canister shot, case shot the shot or shrapnel packed inside this
Word Origin for canister
C17: from Latin
canistrum basket woven from reeds, from Greek
kanastron, from
kanna reed,
cane
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