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aryballoi

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ar⋅y⋅bal⋅los

  [ar-uh-bal-uhs]
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–noun, plural -bal⋅loi  [-bal-oi] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
an oil jar, characterized by a spherical body, flat-rimmed mouth, and often a single handle extending from the lip to the shoulder of the jar, used chiefly for fragrant ointments.

Origin:
1840–50; < Gk arýballos a draw-purse, equiv. to arý(ein) to draw + -ballos, akin to ballántion purse

Related forms:
ar⋅y⋅bal⋅loid, adjective
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