This is my Containers sub-list from my "Clothing/Materials Reference (Full List)" . It has been expanded to include food containers and utensils from "Fabulous Words for Creative Writing" . The intention of this list is as a creative writing reference, but if it helps for other projects, that's ok, too.
Breaking this list out of the main lists should make it easier to search for items under its identified topic. Other clothing/materials or obscure words list items should be referenced from the main list or from their individual breakdown category. This list is comprehensive, but also incomplete. (Reference sites at the end.)
Many of these are self-explanatory.
"Circa" indicates estimated era the term came into use (written or verbal).
This list has four sections, two sub-sections with eleven categories:New or modified words since last update: Generic Terms Containers: Clothing (parts of or clothing storage) from "Clothing/Materials Reference (Full List)" Containers/Utensils: Food Items & Storage from "Fabulous Words for Creative Writing"
Sub-sections: Chemistry Items and Food Containers/Appliances
Appliances:
Baskets/Meshes:
Bowls:
Cups/Drinking Vessels:
General:
Furniture:
Jars/Jugs/Bottles:
Pans/Pots/Kettles:
Plates:
Storage:
Utensils:
New or modified words since last update:
This page has been completely re-done. There are too many words to add here without greatly extending the length of the page.
- Armoire [circa 1565-75]
- Backpack [circa 1910-15]
- Bag [circa 1200-50]
- Basket [circa 1250-1300]
- Belly Pack (chiefly British) (also "Fanny Pack" - Americanism) [circa 1970-75]
-- Please note the word "Fanny" has a completely different meaning between the American use and the Bristh use of the term.
o American: Fanny = behind or butt.
o British: Fanny = female crotch.
- Billfold [circa 1890-95]
- Bin [circa 950]
- Box [circa 1000]
- Bedpan [circa 1575-85] (as opposed to "Bed Warmer") not a clothing article, but a shallow pan for toilet use for those confined to bed
- Bed Warmer (as opposed to "Bedpan") a hinged-lidded, long-handled frying pan like device to hold hot coals used to warm bedding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_warmer
- Briefcase [circa 1925-30]
- Carpet Bag [circa 1820-30] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet_bag
-- Carpet Bagger [circa 1865-70] Americanism
- Case [circa 1250-1300] as a receptacle
- Chest [circa 900]
- Chest of Drawers [circa 1670-80]
- Clutch (also clutch bag or clutch purse) [circa 1945-50]
- Coin Purse [circa unknown]
- Courier Bag (also Messenger Bag) [circa modern] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_bag
- Diaper Bag (also Nappy Bag) [circa unknown] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaper_bag
- Doctor Bag (or Medical Bag) [circa unknown]
- Duffle Bag (also Duffel Bag, Seabag, Kit Bag or Gym Bag) [circa 1915-20]
- Fanny Pack (also Belly Pack) [circa 1970-75]
- Hamper (also Clothes Hamper, Hanaper, Voider) [circa 1350-1400]
- Handbag [circa 1860-65]
- Haversack [circa 1740-50]
- Hope Chest [circa 1910-15]
- Knapsack [circa 1595-1605]
- Locket [circa 1325-75]
- Murse (also Man Bag, Man Purse or Sling Bag) [circa Europe: 1950's; U.S: popularized 1990's by Jerry Steinfeld TV program] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbag
- Notecase [circa 1830-40] (chiefly British)
- Pack (also package) [circa 1605-15]
- Packet [circa 1520-30]
- Pannier – (also panier, dosser, dorser) [circa 1250-1300] (French) "wicker basket" such as used for a clothes hamper or for carrying clothing
- Parcel [circa 1275-1325]
- Pocket [circa 1250-1300] small pouch affixed to the garment for holding items or for appearance; around 1670 men's breeches began being made with pockets
- Pocketbook [circa 1610-20]
- Pouch [circa 1350-1400]
- Rack [circa 1305] a frame with bars
- [circa 1962] off the rack clothing reference
- Purse [circa 1100]
- Rucksack [circa 1890-95]
- Sack [circa 1000]
- Satchel [circa 1300-50]
- Scabbard [circa 1250-1300]
- Security Bag [circa unknown] heavy duty cloth bag, usually nylon or canvas with a zippered lock for transferring classified items/documents
- Sheath [circa 950]
- Sleeve [circa 950]
- Sling Bag [circa unknown] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_bag
- Sporran [circa 1745-55] (Scot) a man's pouch worn in the front of a kilt for carrying money and small items
- Steamer Trunk [circa 1890-95]
- Suitcase [circa 1900-05]
- Tote Bag (also Tote) [circa 1895-1900]
- Trunk [circa 1400-50]
- Utility Lineman's Bag [circa 1950's]
- Valise [circa 1605-15]
- Wallet [circa 1350-1400]
- Wardrobe [circa 1250-1300]
- Wardrobe Trunk [circa 1885-90]
- Wickerwork [circa 1705-15]
Chemistry Items:
- Alembic [circa 1350-1400] (Chemistry) a beaked, capped vessel for distilling, transforming, purifying or refining
- Beaker [circa 1300-50]
- Bolthead [circa 1425-75] (Chemistry) (formerly) a matrass (as opposed to "Matress")
- Flacon (as opposed to "Falcon") [circa 1815-25] small bottle with a stopper, esp. one used for perfume
- Flask [circa 1375-1425] (Middle English cask, keg; 1355 Middle Latin flasco = "container, bottle")
- a flat, usually thin (metal) container for liquor
- a round, long-necked vial for laboratory uses (glass); Vacuum flask - a double-walled container to keep contents from losing or gaining heat
- frame for holding sand in a foundry
- (Ordnance) armored plates making up (the sides of) a gun-carriage trail; container case for gunpowder or shot
- (Ordnance) [circa 1570-80] obsolete: gun carriage bed
- Flasket [circa 1425-75] a small flask; a long, shallow basket
- Petri Dish [circa 1890- 95] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_dish
- Scoopula - a chemistry utensil - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoopula
- Matrass (as opposed to "Matress") (also Mattrass) [circa 1595-1605] (Chemistry) long-necked
glass container for distilling
Food Containers/Appliances:
Appliances:
- Blender [circa 1870-75]
- Burr Mill (also Salt Mill, Pepper Grinder, or Coffee Grinder) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr_mill
- Butcher Block [circa 1835-45] (also Cutting Board)
- Chafing Dish [circa 1400-50] heating charcoal in a brazier for food - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chafing_dish
- Coffee Filter [circa 1908] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_filter
- Coffee Maker [circa 1925-30]
- Crockpot (also Crock Pot, Slow Cooker) [circa 1970] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crock_Pot
- Cutting Board [circa 1815-25]
- Deep Fryer [circa 1950-55]
- Dishpan [circa 1870-75] (Americanism) a large pan, generally with a flat bottom, in which to wash dishes, pots and pans, etc.
- Drink Carrier (also Cup Holder) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drink_carrier
- Electric Knife - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_knife
- Electric Skillet -
- Electric Wok -
- Flour Sifter (also Sifter) [circa 1570-80]
- Fondue (Pot) [circa 1878] a pot to melt cheese, chocolate, or quick-fry meat
- Freezer [circa 1835-45] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator
- Grater (also Food Grater or Cheese Grater) [circa 1400-50]
- Grinder [circa 1350-1400]
- Meat Grinder - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_grinder
- See "Burr Mill"
- Ice Box [circa 1830-40] literally a box that stored ice; older colloquial term for Refrigerator
- Ice Cream Maker (also Ice Cream Freezer) manual or electric machine that rotates ice and salt around a canister to freeze a sweetened mix of cream, eggs, sugar, milk and other ingredients to make ice cream at home http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_maker
- Icemaker [circa 1765-75] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icemaker
- Infuser [circa 1375-1425]
- Koro (Japanese Incense Burner for Tea Ceremony) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koro_(incense_burner)
- Meat Locker (also Refrigerator)
- Microwave (also Microwave Oven) [circa 1960-65]
- Mixer [circa 1605-15] (also Beater, Egg Beater or Cake Mixer) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixer_(cooking) (because of this site's understanding of parentheses this site will need to be copied and pasted in the url to work properly)
- Percolator [circa 1835-45]
- Press [circa 1362]
- Refrigerator (also Fridge) [circa 1748] sometimes referred to as Meat Locker; older: Ice Box
- Sifter (also Flour Sifter) [circa 1570-80]
- Smoker (also Meat Smoker) [circa 1590-1600]
- Strainer [circa 1300-50]
- Tea Infuser (also Tea Maker, Tea Strainer) mesh ball, enclosed mesh spoon, dipping mesh cup,
etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_infuser
- Teasmade [circa 1930] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasmade
- Toaster [circa 1575-85]
- Trivet [circa 1375-1425]
Baskets/Meshes:
- Basket [circa 1250-1300]
- Bread Basket
- Corf [circa 1350-1400] a basket or cage for keeping lobsters alive; a wicker basket or small
wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
- Flasket [circa 1425-75] a small flask; a long, shallow basket
- Flour Sifter (also Sifter) [circa 1570-80]
- Grater (also Food Grater or Cheese Grater) [circa 1400-50]
- Packet (as a container for food) [circa industrial age possibly for teabag use]
- Punnet [circa 1815-25] (Brit, Australian) small container or basket for strawberries and other fruit
- Sifter (also Flour Sifter) [circa 1570-80]
- Strainer [circa 1300-50]
- Skep [circa 1100] a farm basket; a beehive made of straw
- Steeper (also Steeping Basket) [circa 1350-1400]
- Lobster Pot (also Lobster Trap) [circa 1755-65]
- Teabag (also Tea Infuser) [circa 1903] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_bag
- Tea Infuser (also Tea Maker, Tea Strainer) mesh ball, enclosed mesh spoon, dipping mesh cup,
etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_infuser
- Tea Strainer (also Tea Maker, Tea Infuser) [origin 1835-45] mesh ball, enclosed mesh spoon, dipping mesh cup, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_strainer
- Wickerwork [circa 1705-15]
Furniture:
- Andiron [circa 1309] a pair of metal supports for holding logs (usually brass or iron) for a fireplace
- Bin [circa 950]
- Buffet [circa 1710-20] a side board for food - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideboard
- Cabinet [circa 1540-50] a small boxish piece of furniture for holding and storage; a case with a compartment for valuables or small items; archaic: a small room; obsolete: a small cabin; hut
- Cupboard [circa 1275-1325]
- Flask [circa 1375-1425] (Middle English cask, keg; 1355 Middle Latin flasco = "container, bottle")
- a flat, usually thin (metal) container for liquor
- a round, long-necked vial for laboratory uses (glass); Vacuum flask - a double-walled container to keep contents from losing or gaining heat
- frame for holding sand in a foundry
- (Ordnance) armored plates making up (the sides of) a gun-carriage trail; container case for gunpowder or shot
- (Ordnance) [circa 1570-80] obsolete: gun carriage bed
- Freezer [circa 1835-45]
- Icemaker [circa 1765-75] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icemaker
- Ice Box [circa 1830-40] literally a box that stored ice; older colloquial term for Refrigerator
- Jardinière [circa 1835-45] http://dictionary.reference.com/
- A large decorative stand or pot for plants or flowers.
- Diced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish with meat.
- Larder [circa 1275-1325] a small room or closet for storing food supplies
- Meat Locker (also Refrigerator)
- Pantry [circa 1250-1300] a small room or closet for storing food supplies
- Rack [circa 1305] a frame with bars
- Cooling Rack [circa unknown]
- Dish Rack [circa unknown]
- Meat Rack [circa unknown]
- Spice Rack [circa unknown]
- Refrigerator (also Fridge) [circa 1748] sometimes referred to as Meat Locker; older: Ice Box http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator
- Smoker (also Meat Smoker) [circa 1590-1600]
- Tank [circa 1610-20]
Jars/Jugs/Bottles:
- Amphora [circa 1300-50] (Greek and Roman antiquity) large, two-handled earthenware storage jar with an oval body tapering at the base
- Bellarmine [circa 1710-20] (also graybeard, longbeard) fat, narrow-necked bottle with a bearded mask
- Blender [circa 1870-75]
- Bottle [circa 1325-75]
- Bridge and Spouted Vessel [circa antiquity] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_spouted_vessel
- Canteen [circa 1730-40]
- Carafe [circa 1780-90]
- Chaki (Japanese Tea Implement (jar)) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaki
- Cookie Jar (Americanism) [circa 1940-45] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_jar
- Creamer [circa 1855-60] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamer_(crockery) (because of this site's understanding of parentheses this site will need to be copied and pasted in the url to work properly)
- Crock [circa 1000]
- Cube Teapot - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_teapot
- Cruet [circa 1250-1300] a small glass table bottle for holding liquids esp. vinegar, oil, etc.
- Decanter [circa 1705-15]
- Demijohn [circa 1760-70] large bottle with a short neck wrapped in wickerwork
- Ewer [circa 1275-1325] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher_(container) (because of this site's understanding of parentheses this site will need to be copied and pasted in the url to work properly)
- Flagon [circa 1425-75] large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.; large metal or pottery bottle for drinking liquids at the table, usually with a lid (cover, stopper), handle and spout; the quantity of liquid such a vessel can hold; [1459] "bottle"
- Flask [circa 1375-1425] (Middle English cask, keg; 1355 Middle Latin flasco = "container, bottle")
- a flat, usually thin (metal) container for liquor
- a round, long-necked vial for laboratory uses (glass); Vacuum flask - a double-walled container to keep contents from losing or gaining heat
- frame for holding sand in a foundry
- (Ordnance) armored plates making up (the sides of) a gun-carriage trail; container case for gunpowder or shot
- (Ordnance) [circa 1570-80] obsolete: gun carriage bed
- Jar [circa 1585-95]
- Jug [circa 1530-40]
- Keg [circa 1585-95]
- Olla [circa unknown] (Spanish) a pot or jar, usually earthenware for cooking or holding water
- Pitcher (as opposed to "Picture") [circa 1250-1300] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher_(container) (because of this site's understanding of parentheses this site will need to be copied and pasted in the url to work properly)
- Shakers/Pourers
- Pepper Shaker [circa 1950]
- Salt Shaker [circa 1950] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_shaker
- Sugar Pourer (also Sugar Shaker) [circa 1950]
- Thermos [circa 1905-10] (formerly a Trademarked name)
- Tub [1350-1400]
- Urn [circa 1325-75]
- Vase [circa 1555-65]
- Vat [circa 1100]
Pans/Pots/Kettles:
- Bain-marie [circa 1815-25] (British Double Boiler) a means (using water in a separate receptacle) to cook things gently and gradually without burning them - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain-marie
- Boiler [circa 1530-40]
- Cauldron (also Caldron) [circa 1250-1300] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauldron
- Coffee Pot [circa 1695-1705]
- Deep Fryer [circa 1950-55]
- Double Boiler [circa 1875-80] (Americanism) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler
- also Bain-marie (British Double Boiler) a means (using water in a separate receptacle) to cook things gently and gradually without burning them - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain-marie
- Dutch Oven [circa 1760-70]
- Frying Pan [circa 1350-1400] (refer "Skillet") - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying_pan
- Kama (Japanese Tea Pot) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_(Japanese_tea_ceremony) (because of this site's understanding of parentheses this site will need to be copied and pasted in the url to work properly)
- Kettle [circa 900] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle
- Kyusu (Japanese "Teapot" for Green Tea) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyusu
- Ovenware [circa 1925-30] heat-resistant dishes for baking (also Bakeware) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookware_and_bakeware#Cookware
- Pan [circa 900]
- Pot [circa 1150-1200]
- [circa 1938] slang for marijuana
- [circa unknown] other slang uses for "pot" - as a toilet; as a drinking vessel: "a pot of
beer"; as a carafe: "a pot of coffee"; to drink heavily; a sum or pool of money collected; the
vessel or hat for a collection of money "pass the pot" or "where is the pot?"
- Roaster [circa 1400-50] a contrivance for roasting food uncovered; a food animal of sufficient
size for roasting
- Roast Beef [circa 1635]
- Samovar (Russian Tea Kettle) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samovar
- Saucepan [circa 1680-90]
- Skillet [circa 1375-1425]
- interchangeable with frying pan
- "a cylindrical serving vessel of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, having a hinged
lid, a handle, and, sometimes, feet." - http://dictionary.reference.com
- (British) a long-handled saucepan sometimes with legs
- Stewpot [circa 1535-45]
- Teapot [circa 1610-20] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot
- Tetsubin (Japanese cast iron teapot) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsubin
- Wok [circa 1955-60] (Chinese) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok
- Yixing clay teapot (Chinese) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yixing_clay_teapot
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