finger bowl

fin·ger bowl

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fing-ger bohl]
- /ˈfɪŋ gər boʊl/
- /ˈfɪŋɡə(r) bəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fing-ger bohl]
- /ˈfɪŋ gər boʊl/

Definitions of finger bowl words

noun finger bowl a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table. 1
noun finger bowl small water dish for rinsing fingers 1
noun finger bowl a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table after a meal 0
noun finger bowl A small bowl of warm water placed at each seat at a fancy dinner for the guests to rinse their fingers with between courses. 0

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Origin of finger bowl

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Finger bowl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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finger bowl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

finger bowl usage trend in Literature

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