°A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, used especially for cold meats, or as a salad dressing.
            
            
              
            
          
            
              °(obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also 
vinegarette.
            
 
            
              
            
        
          synonyms:
          french dressing, vinaigrette dressing, vinaigrette sauce