See Also: cruet(dictionary)
cruet(dictionary)

Nigritian (iou) and cruet (oh)


Nigritian (iou)



Nigritian adjective & noun. arch. M18.
[from Nigritia (see below), from Latin nigr-, niger black, + -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Nigritia, a region in central Africa nearly co-extensive with Sudan; Sudanese. Also, (of a person) black. M18.
b. noun. A native or inhabitant of Nigritia; a Sudanese. L19.

cruet (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: Old French crue 'bottle']
a thing that holds the containers for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar on a table