gallipots
/ˈɡælɪpɑts/
noun
- Small containers, typically made of earthenware or glass, used by apothecaries or pharmacists to hold ointments, medicines, or other substances.
- She carefully labeled each gallipot with the name of the ointment it contained.
- The old apothecary shop had shelves lined with colorful gallipots filled with herbal remedies.
- The museum displayed a collection of 18th-century gallipots used by colonial pharmacists.