kantharos

American  

[kan-ther-uhs] / ˈkæn θər əs /

Or cantharus

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

• kantharoi
  plural

1. a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kantharoi
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of kantharos

First recorded in 1895–1900, kantharos is from the Greek word kántharos

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Example Sentences

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kantharos

Another vase shows a female juggler dressed in long drawers standing on her hands, and filling with her feet a kantharos from a krater placed in front of her.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

However, even in the darkest period of the Middle Ages we find the traditional "kantharos," or basin, in the centre of the quadri-porticoes or courts by which the basilicas were entered.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani

She holds the handle of the kantharos with the toes of her left foot, while the toes of her other foot cling round the stem of the kyathos used for drawing the liquor.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

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