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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tantalus /ˈtæntələs/ n - Brit a case in which bottles may be locked with their contents tantalizingly visible
Tan•ta•lus (tan′tl əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lus•es for 2.- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- British Terms(l.c.) [Chiefly Brit.]a stand or rack containing visible decanters, esp. of wines or liquors, secured by a lock.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Tantalus /ˈtæntələs/ n - a king, the father of Pelops, punished in Hades for his misdeeds by having to stand in water that recedes when he tries to drink it and under fruit that moves away as he reaches for it
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