Bottle

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Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Dated 16th century Iran.
A classic wine bottle

A bottle is a narrow-necked

shapes and sizes that stores and transports liquids. Its mouth, at the bottling line, can be sealed with an internal stopper, an external bottle cap, a closure, or induction sealing.[1]

Etymology

First attested in 14th century. From the English word bottle derives from an

latinisation of the Greek βοῦττις (bouttis) ("vessel").[2][3]

Types

Glass

Main article: Glass bottle

Wine

Main article: Wine bottle

The

oxidation or contamination while bottling, leading to large bottle variation. Particularly in the case of port
, certain conscientious merchants' bottling of old ports fetch higher prices even today. To avoid these problems, most fine wine is bottled at the place of production (including all port, since 1974).

There are many sizes and shapes of bottles used for wine. Some of the known shapes:

Codd-neck

Main article: Codd-neck bottle
Codd-neck bottle

In 1872, British

washer/gasket in the neck. The bottles were filled upside down, and pressure of the gas
in the bottle forced the marble against the washer, sealing in the carbonation. The bottle was pinched into a special shape, as can be seen in the photo to the left, to provide a chamber into which the marble was pushed to open the bottle. This prevented the marble from blocking the neck as the drink was poured.

Soon after its introduction, the bottle became extremely popular with the soft drink and brewing industries, mainly in Europe, Asia and Australasia, though some alcohol drinkers disdained the use of the bottle. One etymology of the term codswallop originates from beer sold in Codd bottles, though this is generally dismissed as a folk etymology.[4]

The bottles were regularly produced for many decades, but gradually declined in usage. Since children smashed the bottles to retrieve the marbles, they are relatively scarce and have become

British pounds at auction. The Codd-neck design is still used for the Japanese soft drink Ramune and in the Indian drink called Banta.[5]

Plastic

Main article: Plastic bottle

The plastic is strain oriented in the stretch

soft drinks, motor oil, cooking oil, medicine, shampoo, milk, and ink. The size ranges from very small sample bottles to very large carboys. The main advantages of plastic bottles over glass are their superior resistance to breakage, in both production and transportation, as well as their light weight and low cost of production. Disadvantages include widespread plastic pollution
.

Aluminium

Main article: Aluminium bottle

An aluminium bottle is a bottle made of aluminium (or aluminum, outside of British English). In some countries, it is also called a "bottlecan". It usually holds beer, soft drinks or wine.

Hot water

Main article: Hot water bottle

A hot water bottle is a bottle filled with hot water used to provide warmth. It can be made from various materials, most commonly rubber, but has historically been made from harder materials such as metal, glass, earthenware, or wood.

Gallery

  • A PET bottle
    A PET bottle
  • Stone ware jar for carrying water
    Stone ware jar for carrying water
  • A bioplastic shampoo bottle made of PLA-blend bio-flex
    A bioplastic shampoo bottle made of PLA-blend bio-flex
  • A contemporary metal bottle (Sigg)
    A contemporary metal bottle (Sigg)
  • Chinese ding-ware porcelain bottle with iron-tinted pigment under a transparent colorless glaze, 11th century, Song Dynasty
    Chinese ding-ware porcelain bottle with iron-tinted pigment under a transparent colorless glaze, 11th century,
    Song Dynasty
  • Normflasche bottle
    Normflasche bottle
  • Reusable glass milk bottle
    Reusable glass milk bottle
  • Pontiled soda or beer "blobtop" bottle, circa 1855
    Pontiled soda or beer "blobtop" bottle, circa 1855
  • Bocksbeutel bottle
    Bocksbeutel bottle
  • Two bottles for Maas wine, called "thieves", 18th century
    Two bottles for Maas wine, called "thieves", 18th century
  • A bottle wall
    A bottle wall
  • Blue glass bottle, 18th–19th-century Iran
    Blue glass bottle, 18th–19th-century Iran
  • 1940s Chianti fiasco
    1940s Chianti fiasco
  • Aluminium spray bottle
    Aluminium spray bottle
  • Empty beer bottles of different colors
    Empty beer bottles of different colors
  • Two modern hot water bottles shown with their stoppers
    Two modern hot water bottles shown with their stoppers
  • Plastic bottle of milk. One US gallon
    Plastic bottle of milk. One US gallon

Miscellany

Bottles are often

recycling code
for the material.

See also

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-1-930268-27-2
    .
  2. ^ Bottle, Online Etymology Dictionary
  3. ^ βοῦττις, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
  4. ^ "UK word origins". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (19 April 2013). "Banter about Banta". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

References

External links

  • Media related to Bottles at Wikimedia Commons
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