kylix

[ kahy-liks, kil-iks ]

/ ˈkaɪ lɪks, ˈkɪl ɪks /

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noun, plural ky·li·kes

[kahy-li-keez, kil-i-]. /ˈkaɪ lɪˌkiz, ˈkɪl ɪ-/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.

a shallow bowl having two horizontal handles projecting from the sides, often set upon a stem terminating in a foot: used as a drinking cup.

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Also cylix.

Origin of kylix

First recorded in 1890–95, kylix is from the Greek word kýlix cup

Words nearby kylix

kye, Kyiv, kyle, kylie, kylin, kylix, Kyloe, kymatism, kymo-, kymogram, kymograph

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How to use kylix in a sentence

It much resembles the Greek kylix or cylix, except that the foot is less perfect.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
No slave (and slaves then abounded) used a kylix from which to drink his wine, nor an nochoe from which to pour it.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
We give two examples of the cylix or kylix used for a drinking-cup, which always carried two handles.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
A kylix from Vulci, and now at Munich, is remarkable for the scene depicted on it.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

The kylix (Fig. 183) was the cup most generally used, and varied in shape.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for kylix

kylix

cylix

/ (ˈkaɪlɪks, ˈkɪl-) /

noun plural -likes (-lɪˌkiːz)

a shallow two-handled drinking vessel used in ancient Greece

Word Origin for kylix

C19: from Greek kulix cup; compare chalice

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