dolium

[doh-lee-uhm]

noun

plural

dolia 

1. a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolium¹

First recorded in 1475–85, dolium is from the Latin word dōlium

Example Sentences

The one excavated this month included a large dolium, or earthenware vessel, that had contained wine.

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In another dolium, they found the skeletal remains of a mouse, suggesting that the vessel might have contained grains of some kind and that the mouse — like the residents of ancient Pompeii — fell victim to the eruption, Virtuoso said.

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Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 2015 Dolium Grüner Veltliner, Umpqua Valley, $24: Aged in a concrete egg, this shows off more complexity, revealing aromas of citrus fruit and honeysuckle blossoms, followed by notes of white pepper.

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This is no more remarkable, however, than the fact that Fontaria, a myriapod, secretes prussic acid in its own tissues, or than that certain glands of the stomach secrete free hydrochloric acid, and Dolium forms sulphuric acid in its glands.

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I have taken the statements regarding Fontaria and Dolium from Kassowitz, Allgemeine Biologie, p.

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