saltcellar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table

WordNet

Salt"cel*lar noun
Etymology
OE. saltsaler; salt + F. salière saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Salary.
Definitions
  1. Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.

Webster 1913