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单词 canopic jar
释义

canopic jar

noun

ca·​no·​pic jar kə-ˈnō-pik- How to pronounce canopic jar (audio) -ˈnä- How to pronounce canopic jar (audio)
: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy

Illustration of canopic jar

Illustration of canopic jar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These specialists determined that the stone sculpture is the lid to an Egyptian canopic jar, depicting the funeral deity Imsety. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 This Egyptian canopic jar lid, which was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Tennessee, could be up to 3,000 years old. Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Canopus, Egyptian

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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