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olpe Greek Antiq.|ˈɒlpeɪ|
[ad. Gr. ὄλπη leather oil-flask, ewer, wine-jug.]
a. A leather flask for oil or some other liquid.
b. A kind of jug with a pear-shaped body and a handle.
1883J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. 233/2 Olpê..a kind of aryballos with a curved handle, but no spout (originally a leather oil-flask). 1937Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Feb. 93/1 An interesting eye olpe. 1961Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 10 Mar. 832/1 A small late (?) Corinthian olpe with waves, dots and wavy lines. 1969R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 269/1 Olpe, in ancient Greek pottery, a short-necked jug tapering to a foot... The word also denoted a leather flask used for carrying liquids. 1974Savage & Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 207 Olpe (Greek), a type of wine-jug resembling an oenochoë. |