bottle

Definition

A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

Etymology

From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old French boteille, from Late Latin butticula, diminutive of buttis (“cask”). Doublet of botija. Displaced native pinne and non-native Old English ampella. Broadly overtook Old English flasce.

Example Sentences

• "Beer is often sold in bottles."
• "He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he’d never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it."
• "I only drank a bottle of beer."

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