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CRUET-STAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cruet-stand mean?
• CRUET-STAND (noun)
The noun CRUET-STAND has 1 sense:
1. a stand for cruets containing various condiments
Familiarity information: CRUET-STAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stand for cruets containing various condiments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cruet-stand" is a kind of...):
Context examples
Holmes propped it against the cruet-stand and read it while he ate.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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