salivariumn.
/salɪˈvɛːrɪəm/ A spittoon, esp. one genteelly disguised with a lid, ornamental casing, etc.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > spittoon
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1883 Graphic 25 Aug. 194 (advt.) Inlaid Walnut Salivarium, 6s. 9d.
1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake ii. 286 With his primal handstoe in his sole salivarium.
1960 R. Lister Decorative Cast Ironwork iv. 141 Letter racks, tobacco jars, spittoons (‘salivaria’ in non-U).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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- silkolines
- silkpillowed
- silkpod
- silkproducing
- silkreeling
- silkrobed
- silks
- silkscreen
- silkscreen portrait
- silkscreen print
- silkscreen printing
- silkscreen process
- silkscreened
- silkscreener
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- silkscreening
- silkscreening business
- silkscreening process
- silkscreenner
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- silkscreens
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