rhyton

[ rahy-ton ]

noun,plural rhy·ta [rahy-tuh]. /ˈraɪ tə/.
  1. an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.

Origin of rhyton

1
1840–50; <Greek rhytón, noun use of neuter of rhytós flowing, akin to rheîn to flow

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rhyton

/ (ˈraɪtɒn) /


nounplural -ta (-tə)
  1. (in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink

Origin of rhyton

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C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow

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