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单词 pithos
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pithos

[ pith-os, pahy-thos ]
/ ˈpɪθ ɒs, ˈpaɪ θɒs /

noun, plural pi·thoi [pith-oi, pahy-thoi]. /ˈpɪθ ɔɪ, ˈpaɪ θɔɪ/.

a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.

Origin of pithos

First recorded in 1875–80, pithos is from the Greek word píthos

Words nearby pithos

pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful
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Example sentences from the Web for pithos

  • Pithos, pith′os, n. a large spheroid Greek earthenware vase.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
  • The tub of Diogenes, there is reason to believe, was a great earthen vase or pot—the Pithos.

    Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott
  • The pithakne was a pithos of smaller size used for holding wine.

    The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for pithos

pithos
/ (ˈpɪθɒs, ˈpaɪ-) /

noun plural -thoi (-θɔɪ)

a large ceramic container for oil or grain

Word Origin for pithos

from Greek
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