krater

American  

[kray-ter] / ˈkreɪ tər /

Or crater

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

1. a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.

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Etymology

Origin of krater

1855–60; < Greek krātḗr; see crater

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Example Sentences

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krater

Bragg’s office said they included an Apulian krater, or vase, dating from 335 B.C. that was seized in July from a private collection in New York.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

He had rebuilt the infamous Euphronios krater for Hecht, the dealer who sold it to von Bothmer and the Met.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Pic - Pair of krater vases from the Imperial Porcelain Factory The exhibition will be in Edinburgh from Friday 13 July to Sunday 21 October 2012.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2012

The great thrown shadow dismantled, no longer a launched object in the sky named for a Greek goddess on a bell krater in 500 BC.

From Time ● Nov. 28, 2011

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

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