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 liquid
2 : the quantity held by a bottle
3 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 milk
4 slang British : mettle, courage

— bot·tle·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun