KANTHAROI

kan·tha·ros

[kan-ther-uhs]
noun, plural kan·tha·roi [-thuh-roi] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
Also, cantharus.


Origin:
1895–1900; < Greek kántharos

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