vijzel
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch visele.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vijzel m or f (plural vijzels, diminutive vijzeltje n)
- mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients); mortar and pestle (pars pro toto, the pestle is normally not named separately)
- Synonym: mortier
- jack (instrument to lift heavy objects)
- Archimedes' screw
Usage notes
[edit]In the sense “mortar”, use as a feminine noun is obsolete.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (mortar): stamper