English Explanatory Dictionary

costrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bottle of earthenware, leather, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.

Word forms

costrel costrels

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English costrel, from Old French costerel, modification of costeret. Compare Medieval Latin costrellum (“a liquid measure”), costrellus (“a wine cup”) and Welsh costrel.

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