Now Chiefly Dial. a large bottle or flask with loops by which it can be hung
Origin of costrel
Middle English from Old French costerel, diminutive of costier, something at the side from Classical Latin costa, a ribcostrel
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costrel
noun
A flat, pear-shaped drinking vessel with loops for attachment to the belt of the user.
Origin of costrel
Middle English from Old French costerel possibly from costier at the side from coste rib from Latin costa ; see kost- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural costrels)
Origin
Compare Welsh costrel, Old French costrel, Latin costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.
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