#191. Receptacle.
— N. receptacle; inclosure &c. 232; recipient,
receiver, reservatory.
compartment; cell, cellule;
follicle; hole, corner, niche, recess,
nook; crypt, stall, pigeonhole, cove, oriel; cave
&c. (concavity) 252.
capsule, vesicle, cyst,
pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder;
pericarp, udder.
stomach, paunch, venter,
ventricle, crop, craw, maw, gizzard,
breadbasket; mouth.
pocket, pouch, fob,
sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule,
wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack,
sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net; ditty bag,
ditty box; housewife, hussif; saddlebags; portfolio;
quiver &c. (magazine) 636.
chest, box, coffer,
caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk,
bureau, reliquary; trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise;
grip, grip sack [U.S.]; skippet, vasculum; boot, imperial;
vache; cage, manger, rack.
vessel, vase, bushel,
barrel; canister, jar; pottle, basket, pannier,
buck-basket, hopper, maund|, creel, cran, crate, cradle,
bassinet, wisket, whisket, jardiniere, corbeille,
hamper, dosser, dorser, tray, hod, scuttle, utensil;
brazier; cuspidor, spittoon.
[For liquids] cistern
&c. (store) 636; vat, caldron, barrel, cask,
drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin,
kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter,
ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon;
demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial,
cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza,
patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol;
tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher,
mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver,
retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl,
basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler,
glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet|, tureen.
[laboratory vessels
for liquids] beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask,
Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder,
test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette,
disposable pipette, syringe, vial, carboy, vacuum
flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube.
bail, beaker, billy,
canakin; catch basin, catch drain; chatti, lota,
mussuk, schooner [U.S.], spider, terrine, toby, urceus.
plate, platter, dish,
trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer,
pan, crucible; glassware, tableware; vitrics.
compote, gravy boat,
creamer, sugar bowl, butter dish, mug, pitcher,
punch bowl, chafing dish.
shovel, trowel, spoon,
spatula, ladle, dipper, tablespoon, watch
glass, thimble.
closet, commode, cupboard,
cellaret, chiffonniere, locker, bin,
bunker, buffet, press, clothespress, safe, sideboard,
drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy,
lowboy, till, scrutoire|, secretary, secretaire, davenport,
bookcase, cabinet, canterbury; escritoire, etagere,
vargueno, vitrine.
chamber, apartment,
room, cabin; office, court, hall, atrium; suite of


