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saltcellar definition

salt·cellar (-sel′ər)

noun

a small dish for salt at the table; also, a saltshaker

Etymology: altered (infl. by cellar) < ME salt saler < salt, salt + MFr salière, saltcellar < L sal, salt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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