psykter

or psyc·ter

[ sik-ter ]

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural psyk·ters.

1. a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at the neck, set on a high foot: used for cooling wine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psykter¹

1840–50; < Greek psȳktḗr, derivative of psȳ́chein to blow (cool); Psyche, psychro-

Example Sentences

The psykter, or wine-cooler, was a double-walled vessel of the amphora type, rotund in shape.

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