Concept cluster: Food > Containers or vessels
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alfet
n
(obsolete) A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
ampul
n
Alternative spelling of ampulla [(historical) An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.]
aquaemanale
n
(historical) A ceremonial ewer used in Ancient Roman rainmaking rituals.
bedja pot
n
(historical) A pot used by the ancient Egyptians for baking bread.
boughpot
n
Alternative form of bough pot [A vessel for holding stems of flowers and branches to decorate an indoor space.]
bread
v
(transitive) To form in meshes; net.
burette
n
(religion) An altar cruet.
cambro
n
An insulated container for keeping food or drink hot.
can
n
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
cannery
n
A factory that produces canned goods.
cannister
n
Obsolete form of canister. [A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).]
chimneypot
n
Alternative form of chimney pot [A short earthenware pipe, placed on top of a chimney to improve the draft.]
cloche
n
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
coalpot
n
(historical) A pot used for cooking food by means of burning charcoal.
cochlearium
n
In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
colature
n
(obsolete) A strainer.
copper
n
(UK, Australia, dated) A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.
crevet
n
A cruet (small container for holding a condiment, or for holding water or wine for the Eucharist).
crewet
n
Alternative form of cruet [A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.]
cruet
n
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
cruse
n
(religion or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.
dolium
n
(historical, archaeology) A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods in the ancient Western Mediterranean.
dredge
n
(cooking, countable) A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.
eure
n
Obsolete form of ewer. [A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle.]
ewre
n
Obsolete form of ewer. [A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle.]
foodware
n
Utensils for holding, cooking, or serving food.
galleypot
n
Alternative form of gallipot [A small, glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding medicine and ointment.]
gallipot
n
(now rare) Someone who uses such pots; an apothecary.
gallypot
n
Alternative form of gallipot [A small, glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding medicine and ointment.]
gogglet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
goglet
n
A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.
gorgolet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
gugglet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
guglet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
gurglet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
gurgulet
n
Alternative form of goglet [A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.]
honeypot
n
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
hoop
n
A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
incense boat
n
The vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer.
ink-pot
n
Alternative spelling of inkpot [A pot for holding ink; inkwell.]
inkpot
n
A pot for holding ink; inkwell.
jar
n
(originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
jorden
n
Alternative form of jordan [(obsolete) A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.]
jugging
n
The process of stewing in an earthenware jar.
kettle
n
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
kitchener
n
(obsolete) A stove for cooking.
lachrymal vase
n
(historical) A phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral.
Leiden jar
n
Alternative spelling of Leyden jar [(electrical engineering, historical) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.]
lekythus
n
Alternative form of lekythos [A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.]
Leyden phial
n
Synonym of Leyden jar
lickpot
n
(archaic) The forefinger.
limbeck
n
(obsolete) An alembic.
lobsterpot
n
Alternative spelling of lobster pot [A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.]
log pot
n
Abbreviation of logarithmic potentiometer.
martavan
n
Alternative form of martaban [(historical) A large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.]
Mason jar
n
(Canada, US) A glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food.
melting-pot
n
Alternative form of melting pot [A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals etc.]
Ollapod
n
(obsolete) A country apothecary.
olpe
n
Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
paintpot
n
A pot for holding paint.
pan pot
n
A control in audio mixing that determines how much of each source signal is sent to the left and right speakers.
pipkin
n
A small earthen pot.
pitcher
n
(botany) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.
pooter
n
A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
posnit
n
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A cooking pot or saucepan.
pot
n
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
pot mod
v
To modify the potentiometer of a laser so as to increase its power output above safer conventional levels, a practice among handheld laser enthusiasts and some manufacturers.
potiche
n
(ceramics) A vase with a separate cover, the body usually rounded or polygonal in plan with nearly vertical sides, a neck of smaller size, and a rounded shoulder.
potichomanie
n
Alternative form of potichomania [A process in which the inside of a glass vessel is painted or etched.]
potlid
n
The lid that covers a pot.
potmeter
n
potentiometer
potshare
n
Obsolete form of potsherd. [(often archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.]
pottle
n
(archaic) A small pot or other receptacle, e.g. for strawberries.
preserving glass
n
A jar for preserving food.
pressure canner
n
A large pressure cooker capable of holding jars used in canning.
saggard
n
Alternative form of saggar [A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.]
samovar
n
A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.
self-cooker
n
(archaic) Synonym of cooking box
skin
n
A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
snuff-dish
n
A dish for the snuff of the lamps of the Tabernacle.
spirit-stand
n
A stand for a pot, kettle, etc., that has an in-built spirit container below for keeping the contents of the pot heated.
thistle funnel
n
A funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
try pot
n
(nautical) A large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans, pinnipeds and also to extract oil from penguins.
trypot
n
Alternative form of try pot [(nautical) A large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans, pinnipeds and also to extract oil from penguins.]
urceus
n
A ewer for holding water for washing.
water monkey
n
A jar or bottle, made from porous earthenware or similar, in which water is cooled by evaporation.
zir
n
A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.
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