Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek antiquity, a mortar; also, a drinking-vessel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal.
- noun A drinking cup having a foot and stem.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
Ancient Greek orEtruscan vase with arounded body , especially a closed vessel of nearlyspherical form on a highstem orpedestal , or a drinking cup with afoot and stem.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek
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