porringer
English
Etymology
Alteration of Middle English potynger, potager (“small dish for stew”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French potage. See also porridge.
Noun
porringer (plural porringers)
- A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
- 1938, Daphne de Maurier, Rebecca:
- There was a little clutch of boiled eggs as well, in their own special heater, and porridge, in a silver porringer.
- (obsolete) A headdress shaped like such a dish.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)