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‖ diota Gr. and Rom. Antiq.|daɪˈəʊtə|
[L. diōta, a. Gr. διώτη two-eared, f. δι-, (di-2) doubly + ὠτ- stem of οὖς ear.]
A vessel with two ears or handles.
1857Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 199 The emblems upon them were various, comprising leaves, an eagle, a head of Hercules, diota, and bunch of grapes. 1890W. Smith Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiq. (ed. 3) I. 640 Diota..is generally used as synonymous with amphora, though it may signify any two-handled vessel..A diota of the earliest style. |