buretten.
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > bottle(s) for oil, vinegar, or sauce
cruetc1384
burette1483
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 198/1 Beryng a buyret of oyle.
2. A graduated glass tube for measuring small quantities of liquid.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring volume > measuring vessels > graduated measuring vessel
burette1836
measuring glass1842
measure-glass1879
graduate1883
Knudsen burette1959
1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 25 Burette, an instrument in chemistry, invented by M. Gay-Lussac.
1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 25 The burette..is a very useful instrument..where the value..of acids, alkalies..etc. has to be quickly and correctly ascertained.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 686 A glass tube bent downwards, which..terminates in a burette.
1945 E. A. Brecht in R. A. Lyman Amer. Pharmacy i. i. 20/2 Burets are used for the very accurate measurement of volumes, as in volumetric analysis.
1964 R. J. Henry Clinical Chem. vi. 115 Micro burets fall into two general classes. The first is the Rehberg Buret.
3. A cruet used for the wine or the water at the Eucharist.
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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > cruet > [noun]
cruetc1290
flagon1485
urceole1824
burette1856
1856 J. C. Robinson Inventory Mus. Ornamental Art 57 Plated Flagon or Burette.
1856 J. C. Robinson Inventory Mus. Ornamental Art App. 11 Pair of Sacramental Cruets, or ‘Burettes’.
1871 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 79/1.
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