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Meaning of SALTCELLAR

Pronunciation:  'solt`selur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small container for holding salt at the dining table
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Salt"cel*lar\, n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F.
sali[`e]re saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See {Salt}, and cf.
{Salary}.]
Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other
material, used for holding salt on the table.
 

 

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