picnic baskets

Woven meal containers

A picnic basket is a container, typically woven from wicker or similar material, designed to carry food, drinks, and utensils for outdoor meals.

Traditional versions have a hinged lid and handles for easy transport, often lined with cloth and fitted with compartments for plates and cutlery.

The picnic basket evokes images of leisurely outdoor dining in parks or countryside settings.

We packed sandwiches and lemonade in the picnic basket.

Related
  • wickerPliant twig for weaving
  • hamperObstruct or clothes basket
  • lidRemovable container cover
  • basketsWoven carrying containers
  • ginghamChecked plain-weave cotton

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Categories
Opposites
food transport/storage context

picnic basketsrefrigerators

Appliances that chill food

freezers · pantries · kitchen cabinets · walk-in coolers · coolers

dining setting

picnic basketsbanquet halls

Venues for large formal meals

silver service · state dinners · indoor dining

food transport container type

picnic basketscoolers

Insulated containers for chilling

ice chests · lunchboxes · Tupperware · paper bags · grocery bags

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G