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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

“Out!” exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice as he laid down the vinegar cruet and looked at her through his glasses.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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