monteith
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A large punch-bowl of the eighteenth century, usually of silver and with a movable rim, and decorated with flutings and a scalloped edge. It was also used for cooling and carrying wine-glasses.
- noun A kind of cotton handkerchief having white spots on a colored ground, the spots being produced by a chemical which discharges the color.
Examples
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The Monteith was a punch bowl which seems to have come into fashion with the new standard silver of 1697 or a little earlier.
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The doctor perspired extremely, and had a Monteith handkerchief hanging over his brows from beneath his hat, which caused him to elevate his chin considerably before he could bring his ogles to bear on any inferior object.
Note
This word is possibly named after Monteith (Monteigh), 'an eccentric 17th-century Scotsman who wore a cloak scalloped at the hem.'
