n.
Pronunciation: ' bä-t ə l
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis cask
Date: 14th century
1 a : a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle b : a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid
2 : the quantity held by a bottle
3 a : intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking <slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle ― Anne Bernays> b : liquid food (as milk) used in place of mother's milk
4 slang British : METTLE , COURAGE
– bot · tle · ful \ - ˌ fu ̇ l \ noun