artophoria

ar·to·pho·ri·on

[ahr-taw-faw-ree-awn; English ahr-tuh-fawr-ee-on, -fohr-]
noun, plural ar·to·pho·ri·a
pyx ( def 1a ).

Origin:
< Medieval Greek, Greek: basket for bread, equivalent to arto- (combining form of ártos cake, bread) + -phorion (akin to phérein to bear)

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