SALT-CELLAR


Meaning of SALT-CELLAR in English

n.1 a vessel holding salt for table use.

2 colloq. an unusually deep hollow above the collar-bone, esp. found in women.

Etymology: SALT + obs. saler f. AF f. OF salier salt-box f. L (as SALARY), assim. to CELLAR

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.