oinochoe

[oi-nok-oh-ee]

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural

oinochoes, oinochoai 

1. a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oinochoe¹

1870–75; < Greek oinochóē wine jug, equivalent to oîno ( s ) wine + choḗ a pouring, liquid offering (derivative of cheîn to pour)

Example Sentences

He said offered by Christie's, a glass oinochoe, matched one in the archive of items traded by Giacomo Medici, who was convicted of conspiracy in international trafficking in antiquities in 2004.

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The shapes most commonly employed by the Athenian potters of this period are the amphora, hydria, kylix, oinochoe and lekythos, the first-named being the most popular.

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Thus we have the pithos and amphora for storing wine, the krater for mixing it, the psykter for cooling it, the kyathos for ladling it out, and the oinochoe or prochoos for pouring it out; the hydria was used for fetching water from the well.

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