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pestled

/ˈpɛsəld/

Meanings
  • A mortar and pestle are kitchen tools used since ancient times to prepare and grind various ingredients into a paste or fine powder.

    - "The cook used a large mortar and pestle to grind the spices for the curry."
    - "The pharmacist used a small mortar and pestle to grind the medication into a fine powder for easier ingestion."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with pestled
mortar , pestle , chisel , dissolve , granite , infantile , lithograph , masticate , megalith , mortician , mosaic , neolithic , obsidian , pedestal , pestle , pesticide , quarry , relic , relics , ruin , sanctuary , sculpture , sarcophagus , shrine , stele , stones , structure , tablet , tomb , trophy , vault , wreath
Variants
List of all variants of pestled that leads to same result
pestle , pestled , pestles , pestling
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'mortar and pestle' is derived from the Old French words 'mortier' (mortar) and 'pilere' (pestle). The 'pestle' was traditionally made of wood, but metal pestles are also commonly used today.


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