'Cruet' definitions:
Definition of 'cruet'
From: WordNet
noun
Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table [syn: cruet, crewet]
Definition of 'Cruet'
From: GCIDE
- Cruet \Cru"et\ (kr[udd]"[e^]t), n. [Anglo-French cruet, a dim. from OF. crue, cruie; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to E. crock an earthen vessel.]
- 1. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar. [1913 Webster] cruet-stand
Synonyms of 'cruet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agnus Dei,
- ark,
- asperger,
- asperges,
- aspergillum,
- bambino,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- calabash,
- candle,
- canteen,
- carafe,
- carboy,
- caster,
- censer,
- chalice,
- chaplet,
- chrismal,
- chrismatory,
- ciborium,
- cross,
- crucifix,
- cruse,
- decanter,
- demijohn,
- eucharistial,
- ewer,
- fifth,
- flacon,
- flagon,
- flask,
- flasket,
- font,
- gourd,
- hipflask,
- holy cross,
- Holy Grail,
- holy water,
- holy-water font,
- holy-water sprinkler,
- Host,
- hot-water bottle,
- icon,
- incensory,
- jar,
- jeroboam,
- jug,
- lota,
- magnum,
- matzo,
- menorah,
- mezuzah,
- mikvah,
- monstrance,
- mussuk,
- olla,
- osculatory,
- ostensorium,
- paschal candle,
- pax,
- phial,
- phylacteries,
- Pieta,
- prayer shawl,
- prayer wheel,
- pyx,
- relics,
- reliquary,
- rood,
- rosary,
- sacramental,
- sacred relics,
- sacring bell,
- Sanctus bell,
- Sangraal,
- shofar,
- stoup,
- sukkah,
- tabernacle,
- tallith,
- thurible,
- urceole,
- vacuum bottle,
- veronica,
- vial,
- vigil light,
- votive candle