[vin.ai.grette] n [F, fr. vinaigre vinegar] (1699) 1: a sauce made typically of oil and vinegar, onions, parsley, and herbs and used esp. on cold meats or fish--called also vinaigrette dressing, vinaigrette sauce
2: a small ornamental box or bottle with perforated top used for holding an aromatic preparation (as smelling salts)