gallipot

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Defense ß Dieu           De faire miracle en ce lieu; and the stage properties afterwards found with the holy woman, such as the gallipot of colouring ointment, justify his suspicion.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

A small boy with a switch, a tiny nose, and a swinging gallipot, his cheeks lit with the sunset, followed soon after.

From The Return by De la Mare, Walter

Let it boil for five minutes, and turn it into a gallipot to cool.

From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

Pour some into small boxes for present use, and the remainder into a gallipot tied down with a bladder.—Another.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Not for himself but for his country he prepares his gallipot, and seals up his precious drops for any country or any town, so great is his zeal and philanthropy.—Goldsmith,

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham