cellaret

American  

[sel-uh-ret] / ˌsɛl əˈrɛt /

Or cellarette

noun

1. a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.

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cellaret British  

/ ˌsɛləˈrɛt /

noun

1. a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles

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Etymology

Origin of cellaret

First recorded in 1800–10; cellar + -et

Example Sentences

"Why did you not ask me, my dear sir?" said Emily, as she threw open a cellaret, and handed him what he wanted.

From Precaution by Cooper, James Fenimore

Yes, my dear," said Mr Forster, handing her the keys; "go down to the cellaret and bring up some wine.

From Newton Forster by Marryat, Frederick

It was a little hissing voice that came from the inside of the oak-and-silver cellaret.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

He tore open and threw wide the doors of the oak-and-silver cellaret, and sought in it with shaking hands.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

He thinks there should be a joyous set of elegant extracts in a score of volumes, “that we could have at hand, like a cellaret of good wine, against April or November weather!”

From Stevenson's Perfect Virtues As Exemplified by Leigh Hunt by Brewer, Luther Albertus