saltcellar
[ sawlt-sel-er ]
/ ˈsɔltˌsɛl ər /
noun
a shaker or dish for salt.
Words nearby saltcellar
saltatory conduction,
saltatory evolution,
saltatory spasm,
saltbox,
saltbush,
saltcellar,
saltchuck,
saltchucker,
salteaux,
salted,
salten
Example sentences from the Web for saltcellar
The user was expected to sprinkle the liquid over the fire just as salt is sprinkled from a saltcellar over meat.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge |VariousThere is a saltcellar of state, so called, and there may be a castor of state.
Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman MelvilleSet the saltcellar on your lords right, and trenchers on the left of it.
Early English Meals and Manners |VariousSaltcellar, sawlt′sel-ar, n. a small table vessel for holding salt.
British Dictionary definitions for saltcellar
saltcellar
/ (ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə) /
noun
a small container for salt used at the table
British informal
either of the two hollows formed above the collarbones of very slim people
Word Origin for saltcellar
changed (through influence of cellar) from C15
salt saler; saler from Old French
saliere container for salt, from Latin
salārius belonging to salt, from
sal salt