1. small containers used for holding salt at the dining table

Examples

• The crystal saltcellars were placed at each end of the formal dining table.
• She collected antique silver saltcellars from various estate sales.
• The restaurant provided small saltcellars alongside the pepper mills.
• Victorian saltcellars often came with tiny spoons for serving.
• The hostess filled the saltcellars before the dinner party began.
• These ceramic saltcellars match the rest of the dinnerware set.