cruet
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thumb|upright|Cruet bottle, 1780–1800, V&A Museum no. 118-1907
A cruet (), also called a caster, is a small flat-bottomed vessel with a narrow neck. Cruets often have a lip or spout and may also have a handle. Unlike a small carafe, a cruet may have a stopper or lid. Cruets are normally made of glass, ceramic, stainless steel, or copper.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cruet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.