kyathos

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[kahy-uh-thos, -thuhs] / ˈkaɪ əˌθɒs, -θəs /

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

kyathoi plural

1. a deep bowl set on a foot, often having a high voluted or serpentine handle rising from the brim and terminating immediately above the juncture of the body and the stem: used for ladling wine into drinking cups.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• kyathoi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kyathos

First recorded in 1885–90, kyathos is from the Greek word kýathos

Example Sentences

A boy in a short tunic stands on the right, and holds a kyathos for drawing wine; a rhyton and a vase are seen above his head.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

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 Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

On the right is a boy in a short tunic, perhaps holding a kyathos.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.