shaker

shaker
noun

[with modifier]a container used for mixing ingredients by shaking
摇动器
a cocktail shaker.
鸡尾酒摇壶。
■a container with a pierced top from which a powdered substance such as flour or salt is poured by shaking
（盖上有小孔的）佐料瓶
(Shaker)a member of an American religious sect, the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, established in England c.1750 and living simply in celibate mixed communities
震颤派教徒（该教派系公谊会中信奉基督复临的美国教派，约1750年成立于英国，在男女混合社区过单身简朴生活）
■[as modifier]denoting a style of elegantly functional furniture traditionally produced by Shaker communities
震颤派家具式样
The Shakers were so named from the wild, ecstatic movements engaged in by its members. The sect originated c.1750 among a branch of the English Quakers and was taken to America in 1774 by Ann Lee (1736–84), who regarded herself as the second incarnation of Christ. Shakerism has few adherents today, but there has been a revival of interest in the elegantly functional style of furniture traditionally produced by the communities

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Shakerism
noun

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