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the tiny glass bottle that lets dinner guests judge your olive oil collection
means A small glass bottle or container, usually with a stopper, used to hold oil, vinegar, or other condiments at the table.
from From Old French 'cruet,' a diminutive of 'crue' or 'cruche' meaning a pot or jug — itself likely from a Germanic source related to 'crock.' So the cruet is, quite literally, a little crock dressed up for the dinner table.
- old name
- comes from Old French for small jug
- church duty
- holds wine and water at Catholic Mass
- stopper trick
- glass stoppers prevent oxidation better than corks
- set behavior
- oil and vinegar pairs are classic table duos
for instance
wedgwood jasperware cruet — neoclassical pottery cruet sets produced by wedgwood in staffordshire from 1770 onward
royal doulton cruet — decorative ceramic cruet sets made by royal doulton in england, popular victorian tableware