Saltcellar Definition

sôltsĕlər
noun
A container, as a dish or saltshaker, for dispensing salt at the table.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of salt cellar.
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Noun

Singular:
saltcellar
Plural:
saltcellars

Origin of Saltcellar

  • Alteration of Middle English salt-saler salt salt salt saler saltcellar (from Old French saliere) (from Medieval Latin salāria) (from Latin) (feminine of salārius of salt) (from sāl salt sal- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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