noun
- Plural of cullender; kitchen utensils with holes used for draining or straining food.
Usage: Also spelled 'colander' (more common modern spelling).; Cullender is an archaic or variant spelling.
Examples
- She rinsed the pasta in one of the cullenders.
- The kitchen drawer held several old cullenders of different sizes.
- Cullenders with fine mesh are best for draining rice.
- He placed the vegetables in the cullenders to wash them thoroughly.