Monteith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɒnˈtiːθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monteith is a noun meaning A large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
Meaning
A large 18th-century punchbowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A cotton handkerchief with white spots on a coloured background.
Example Sentences
The Punch is a secret Receipt of the Landlord, including but not limited to peach brandy, locally distill’d Whiskey, and milk. A raft of long Icicles broken from the Eaves floats upon the pale contents of the great rustick Monteith.
In the taper-lit, perhaps pre-sixteeth-century room—a piece of Laughing and Triumphing needlework in the style of Rubens completely hid the walls—the capacious oval of the dinner-table, crowned by a monteith bowl filled with slipper-orchids, showed agreeably enough.
Word Forms
- monteiths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include penman, punchbowl, hanap, basin, tankard, standard.
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