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kylix
[ kahy-liks, kil-iks ]
noun
, Greek and Roman Antiquity.
, plural ky·li·kes [kahy, -li-keez, kil, -i-].
- 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.
kylix
/ ˈkaɪlɪks; ˈkɪl- /
noun
- a shallow two-handled drinking vessel used in ancient Greece
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kylix1
First recorded in 1890–95, kylix is from the Greek word kýlix cup
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kylix1
C19: from Greek kulix cup; compare chalice
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Example Sentences
It much resembles the Greek kylix or cylix, except that the foot is less perfect.
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No slave (and slaves then abounded) used a kylix from which to drink his wine, nor an nochoe from which to pour it.
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We give two examples of the cylix or kylix used for a drinking-cup, which always carried two handles.
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A kylix from Vulci, and now at Munich, is remarkable for the scene depicted on it.
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The kylix (Fig. 183) was the cup most generally used, and varied in shape.
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