noun
- a small container or jar, typically made of earthenware or glass, used for holding liquids such as oil or vinegar
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The widow poured oil from a small cruse into the lamp.
- Ancient pottery fragments included several cruses used for storing spices.
- She kept a cruse of vinegar on the kitchen shelf.
- The merchant sold cruses filled with perfumed oils at the market.
- In biblical times, a cruse was a common household vessel.