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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
salt cellar
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A chamberlain showed them to their seats just beneath the high table, which was dominated by a pearl-encrusted silver salt cellar.
▪ A sign of taking too much salt is if you find it difficult to remove the salt cellar from the table.
▪ Guido continued to watch her, toying with the salt cellar, his long tanned fingers very dark against the white cloth.
▪ His brother Gawain ignored him, gazing at the salt cellar or the window for minutes at a time and stolidly chewing.
▪ Later, in the café, we put the flag into the salt cellar and waited.
Wiktionary
salt cellar

n. 1 A small open container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table 2 A salt shaker, a closed container with perforated lid for sprinkling salt

Wikipedia
Salt cellar

A salt cellar (also called a salt) is an article of tableware for holding and dispensing salt. Salt cellars can be either lidded or open, and are found in a wide range of sizes, from large shared vessels to small individual dishes. Styles range from simple to ornate or whimsical, using materials including glass and ceramic, metals, ivory and wood, and plastic.

Use of salt cellars is documented as early as classical Rome. They continued to be used through the first half of the 20th century; however, usage began to decline with the introduction of free-flowing salt in 1911, and at last they have been almost entirely replaced by salt shakers.

Salt cellars were early collectible as pieces of silver, pewter, glass, etc. Soon after their role at table was replaced by the shaker, salt cellars became a popular collectible in their own right.

Usage examples of "salt cellar".

What I don't understand is how the salt cellar got embedded in the pot.

The salt cellar rolled lazily across the table, leaving a silver trail.

She also took from her bag a small loaf of bread, a salt cellar, and a white cloth.

If he were to hit someone now, the salt cellar would lend considerable authority to the blow.

Three forks, four spoons and, although there was an absence of knives, the space was amply filled with a salt cellar, vinaigrettes, and an incongruous level of matched Bavarian crystal.

Next he took a long, slow sip of coffee then proceeded to arrange the spoons at his place in precise alignment with the salt cellar.

By mid-July they had met, apparently by chance, when she sat next to the man in a restaurant and smiled shyly at him while asking for the loan of the salt cellar on his table.

It could be, she considered as she watched Sibelle first spill soup on her bosom, then knock the salt cellar across the table, that she was called LeGauche because she came from a long line of klutzes.