kylix
[kahy-liks, kil-iks]
- 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
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A kylix from Vulci, and now at Munich, is remarkable for the scene depicted on it.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
The kylix (Fig. 183) was the cup most generally used, and varied in shape.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
In the kylix on the right, the rectilinear designs and enclosed squares become the fret.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
The scene on the kylix at Munich is supposed to represent Homer among the potters.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
It will be seen hereafter, when we come to speak of Greece, how the forms of the kylix improve.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
kylix
cylix
- a shallow two-handled drinking vessel used in ancient Greece
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Word Origin
C19: from Greek kulix cup; compare chalice
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Word Origin and History for kylix
n.
from Greek kylix "cup," cognate with Latin calix, from PIE root *kal- "cup" (see chalice).
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