kylix

[kahy-liks, kil-iks]

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.

Nearby words

Also cylix.

Origin of kylix

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

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Examples from the Web for kylix

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
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
It will be seen hereafter, when we come to speak of Greece, how the forms of the kylix improve.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
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

British Dictionary definitions for kylix

kylix

cylix

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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Word Origin and History for kylix

kylix

from Greek kylix "cup," cognate with Latin calix, from PIE root *kal- "cup" (see chalice).