Hypertext Webster Gateway: "saltcellar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saltcellar \Salt"cel*lar\, n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F.
sali[`e]re 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saltcellar
n : a small container for holding salt at the dining table
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