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lekythos
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lek·y·thos       [lek-uh-thos] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -thoi       [-thoi] Pronunciation Key. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
Also, lekythus.


[Origin: 1850–55; < Gk lkythos]
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