noun
- plural of guglet; small, porous earthenware vessels used in South Asia to cool water by evaporation
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled 'gogglet' or 'goglet'
Examples
- In traditional Indian households, guglets were filled with water each morning to keep it cool throughout the day.
- The museum displayed antique guglets alongside other domestic pottery from the colonial period.
- Travelers in hot climates often carried guglets to maintain a supply of cool drinking water.
- The porous surface of guglets allowed water to seep through and evaporate, naturally lowering the temperature inside.