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stamnos

[ stam-nos ]
/ ˈstæm nɒs /
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noun, plural stam·noi [stam-noi] /ˈstæm nɔɪ/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.

a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.

Nearby words

  1. stammel,
  2. stammer,
  3. stammering,
  4. stammrel,
  5. stammtisch,
  6. stamp,
  7. stamp act,
  8. stamp collecting,
  9. stamp duty,
  10. stamp mill
Compare amphora, pelike.

Origin of stamnos

1835–45; < Greek stámnos; akin to histánai to cause to stand; see stand
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