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loutrophoros

 [loo-trof-uh-ros]  

lou·troph·o·ros

   [loo-trof-uh-ros]
noun, plural lou·troph·o·roi  [-roi] .
Greek and Roman Antiquity. a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Greek loutrophóros literally, bringing water for the bath, equivalent to loutró(n) bath (loú(ein) to wash (compare Latin lavāre to lave1) + -tron instrumental suffix)+ -phoros -phorous
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