kalpis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kalpis
From the Greek word kálpis pitcher
Example Sentences
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The late museum curator Kurt Luckner had recommended Toledo buy the kalpis for $90,000, and its acquisition was a coup for Toledo because the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had also wanted it at the time.
From Seattle Times
The 2,500-year-old water vessel, or kalpis, has been on display at the Ohio museum since 1982, when it was purchased from an antiquities dealer out of Switzerland.
From Seattle Times
Kalpis, kal′pis, n. a three-handled water-vase.
From Project Gutenberg
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