Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A two-handled jar having a broad rounded shape and a wide bottom, used by ancient Greeks and Romans for storing wine and oil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Gr. archælol., a large vase resembling the hydria, but with the curve between the neck and the body less marked, and having only two handles, attached to the neck at or near the rim and extending to the body.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
ceramic container ofAncient Greece , similar to anamphora .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When I finally deflated and could remove my bandages, my stomach looked crêpelike and pale, like the loose bun dough that would rise under teatowels in my mother's kitchen.
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When I finally deflated and could remove my bandages, my stomach looked crêpelike and pale, like the loose bun dough that would rise under teatowels in my mother's kitchen.
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Records from Hecht's trial list three objects said to be at the M.F.A.: an Attic pelike depicting jumping athletes; a bust of Sabina, wife of the Roman emperor Hadrian; and a portrait of the Roman emperor Elagabalus.
The Trial in Rome 2006
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The pelike, according to the M. F.A.'s data base, was acquired from Hecht's associate Fritz Bürki, with Hecht acting as agent.
The Trial in Rome 2006
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Most of the vases recovered in Australia and returned to Athens were lekythoi (oil vessels) but other shapes included a pelike (inscribed on its neck).
Back to Greece 2000
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