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cruet

[kroo-it] / ˈkru ɪt /








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A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021

They subbed out their footwear for bowling shoes and made their way to the lane where Ms. Tamblyn ordered for everybody: French fries, a platter of fried chicken, a bubbling cruet of macaroni and cheese.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Attended by handmaidens who were brightly colored spools of thread, Cleopatra was a filigreed creamer, her Antony a stoppered cruet — and it was somehow no less moving when they died at the end.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2018

This cork-and-ceramic oil cruet has a nice Scandinavian feel to it.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2018

Mary let her hold the half-filled cruet while she went to help Katie.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith