saltcellar
CIDE DICTIONARY
saltcellar,
n. [OE.
saltsaler;
salt + F.
salière 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. [1913 Webster]
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