| 单词 | pestle |
| 释义 | pestle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishUtensils, Chemistrypestlepes‧tle /ˈpesəl, ˈpestl/ noun [countable] DFUHCa short stick with a heavy round end, used for crushing things in a mortar (=a special bowl)Examples from the Corpuspestle• The handle is squared and flattened at the end which could mean that it was used as a pestle for grinding.• Brayer a maker or seller of pestles.Origin pestle (1300-1400) Old French Latin pistillum; → PISTIL |
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