Costrel Definition

kŏstrəl
noun
A flat, pear-shaped drinking vessel with loops for attachment to the belt of the user.
American Heritage
A large bottle or flask with loops by which it can be hung.
Webster's New World

(archaic) A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Costrel

Noun

Singular:
costrel
Plural:
costrels

Origin of Costrel

  • Middle English from Old French costerel possibly from costier at the side from coste rib from Latin costa kost- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare Welsh costrel, Old French costrel, Latin costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.

    From Wiktionary

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