mon|teith

mon|teith: mon|teith «mon TEETH», noun.

a large bowl, usually silver, with a scalloped or notched rim from which stemmed glasses can be hung by the foot so as to cool in the water inside the bowl. It is also used as a punch bowl.

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teith — mon·teith; … English syllables
mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… … English syllables
monteith — mon·teith … English syllables
Monteith — Monteth Mon*teth , Monteith Mon*teith , n. A vessel in which glasses are washed; so called from the name of the inventor. [1913 Webster] New things produce new words, and thus Monteth Has by one vessel saved his name from death. King. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monteth — Mon*teth , Monteith Mon*teith , n. A vessel in which glasses are washed; so called from the name of the inventor. [1913 Webster] New things produce new words, and thus Monteth Has by one vessel saved his name from death. King. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monteith — Mon*teith , n. See {Monteth}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monteith — Mon*teith , n. A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging the color; so called from the Glasgow manufactures. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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