单词 | rhyton |
释义 | rhytonn. Greek Archaeology. A type of drinking vessel, often in the form of an animal's head, with an opening at the top for filling and one or more holes at the bottom through which liquid can flow and be drunk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > other specific shapes gripe's egg1391 gripe-shell15.. Priapus1613 man with the beard1631 delphin1638 belly-cup1673 spout cup1702 leaf cup1716 image mug1788 rhyton1820 toby1841 Sussex pig1846 bell-cupa1849 biberon1853 moustache cup1863 trembleuse cup1869 steeple-cup1909 thistle cup1947 1820 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 325/2 An antique cistern placed between them, as if to receive the water running from the Rhytons, is ornamented with flutings and lions' heads. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 523 The other prizes were not awarded, as thirty of the contenders died rhyton in hand. 1887 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 8 1 A Rhyton in Form of a Sphinx. 1935 Antiquity ix. 116 A kind of amphora with a spout at the lower end..the simple forerunner of the grandiose rhyton. 1964 Listener 6 Feb. 238/3 To his mouth She held wine in a rhyton. 1976 New Yorker 29 Mar. 22/3 Three magnificent silver rhyta, or drinking horns. 1976 New Yorker 29 Mar. 22/3 Scholars have suggested that the stag rhyton was the personal property of the stag god..and that the bull rhyton belonged to the storm god. 1994 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 17/2 His conservators assure him that his splendid repoussé rhytons of the fourth century bc are fire gilt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820 |
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