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oinochoe

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oi⋅noch⋅o⋅e

  [oi-nok-oh-ee]
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–noun, plural -noch⋅o⋅es, -noch⋅o⋅ai  [-nok-oh-ahy] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
Also, oenochoe.

Origin:
1870–75; < Gk oinochóē wine jug, equiv. to oîno(s) wine + cho a pouring, liquid offering (deriv. of cheîn to pour)
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oinochoe

wine jug from the classical period of Greek pottery. A graceful vessel with delicately curved handle and trefoil-shaped mouth, the oinochoe was revived during the Renaissance and again during the Neoclassical period of the 18th century.

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