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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small container for holding salt at the dining table; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saltcellar \Salt"cel*lar\, n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F.
   sali[`e]re saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf.
   Salary.]
   Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other
   material, used for holding salt on the table.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

saltcellar
    n 1: a small container for holding salt at the dining table