phiale

 [fahy-uh-lee]  

phi·a·le

   [fahy-uh-lee]
noun, plural phi·a·lae  [-lee] , phi·a·lai  [-lahy] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
Origin:
< Greek phiálē phial
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Phiale is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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