amphora

[ am-fer-uh ]

/ ˈæm fər ə /

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noun, plural am·pho·rae [am-fuh-ree], /ˈæm fəˌri/, am·pho·ras.Greek and Roman Antiquity.

a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.

Compare pelike, stamnos.

Origin of amphora

1300–50; Middle English <Latin <Greek amphoreús, equivalent to am(phi)- amphi- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear

OTHER WORDS FROM amphora

am·pho·ral, adjective

Words nearby amphora

amphogenic, ampholyte, ampholytic, amphophil, amphophilic, amphora, amphoric, amphoric rale, amphoric resonance, amphoriskos, amphoteric

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Example sentences from the Web for amphora

And by the time the last American troops pulled out in 2011, the Iraqi amphora might not have looked like new.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.|Christopher Dickey|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She hesitated whether to break an Arabic amphora close by, or to fall on that bowed head and scratch it with her nails.
Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez
In a Russian story in Afanassieff, the amphora takes the place of the pipkin that makes its owner rich.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
The amphora corresponds to the Greek wine-jar of that name, and had, like its prototype, a pointed base.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

With a free, rounded movement of her arms, like the handles of an amphora, she points to a vacant place beside her.
Woman|Magdeleine Marx
And clapping the amphora to his lips, he drained it at one draught.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for amphora

amphora

/ (ˈæmfərə) /

noun plural -phorae (-fəˌriː) or -phoras

an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc

Word Origin for amphora

C17: from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus bearer, from pherein to bear

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	amphora
释义	amphora [ am-fer-uh ] / ˈæm fər ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR amphora ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural am·pho·rae [am-fuh-ree], /ˈæm fəˌri/, am·pho·ras.Greek and Roman Antiquity. a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games. Compare pelike, stamnos. Origin of amphora 1300–50; Middle English <Latin <Greek amphoreús, equivalent to am(phi)- amphi- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear OTHER WORDS FROM amphora am·pho·ral, adjective Words nearby amphora amphogenic, ampholyte, ampholytic, amphophil, amphophilic, amphora, amphoric, amphoric rale, amphoric resonance, amphoriskos, amphoteric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amphora And by the time the last American troops pulled out in 2011, the Iraqi amphora might not have looked like new. Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.\|Christopher Dickey\|July 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She hesitated whether to break an Arabic amphora close by, or to fall on that bowed head and scratch it with her nails. Woman Triumphant\|Vicente Blasco Ibaez In a Russian story in Afanassieff, the amphora takes the place of the pipkin that makes its owner rich. Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)\|Angelo de Gubernatis The amphora corresponds to the Greek wine-jar of that name, and had, like its prototype, a pointed base. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various With a free, rounded movement of her arms, like the handles of an amphora, she points to a vacant place beside her. Woman\|Magdeleine Marx And clapping the amphora to his lips, he drained it at one draught. The Poniard's Hilt\|Eugne Sue British Dictionary definitions for amphora amphora / (ˈæmfərə) / noun plural -phorae (-fəˌriː) or -phoras an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc Word Origin for amphora C17: from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus bearer, from pherein to bear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to amphora urn, ornament, vase
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amphora

noun, plural am·pho·rae [am-fuh-ree], /ˈæm fəˌri/, am·pho·ras.Greek and Roman Antiquity.

Origin of amphora

OTHER WORDS FROM amphora

Words nearby amphora

Example sentences from the Web for amphora

British Dictionary definitions for amphora

noun plural -phorae (-fəˌriː) or -phoras

Word Origin for amphora

Words related to amphora