SALTCELLAR


Meaning of SALTCELLAR in English

/sawlt"sel'euhr/ , n.

a shaker or dish for salt.

[ 1400-50; SALT 1 + CELLAR, for earlier saler saltcellar, late ME saliere salaria, n. use of fem. of salarius (adj.) pertaining to salt, equiv. to sal SALT 1 + -arius -ARY ]

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