cellar
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- seller (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier ( > modern cellier), from Latin cellārium.
Noun [edit]
cellar (plural cellars)
- An enclosed underground space, often under a building; used for storage or shelter.
- A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
- (slang) Last place in a competition.
- (historical) A small dish for holding salt.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
underground space
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wine collection
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Verb [edit]
cellar (third-person singular simple present cellars, present participle cellaring, simple past and past participle cellared)
- (transitive) To store in a cellar.
- 2008 June 25, Lucy Burningham, “Beer Lovers Make Room for Brews Worth a Wait”, New York Times:
- Mr. VandenBerghe says he’s cellared such memorable bottles as the Batch 1 Adam from Hair of the Dog, a 14-year-old ale from Portland, Ore., that’s 10 percent alcohol, and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, a Quadrupel Belgian ale that peaks around age 10.
- 2008 June 25, Lucy Burningham, “Beer Lovers Make Room for Brews Worth a Wait”, New York Times:
Etymology 2 [edit]
From 15th Century English saler, from Old French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”)
Noun [edit]
cellar (plural cellars)
