Main Entry:

¹bot·tle

Pronunciation:

\ˈbä-t^əl\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis cask

Date:

14th century

1 a: a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle b: a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid2: the quantity held by a bottle3 a: intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking <slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle — Anne Bernays> b: liquid food (as milk) used in place of mother's milk4slang British : mettle, courage

— bot·tle·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun