rhyton

[ rahy-ton ]

/ ˈraɪ tɒn /

noun, plural rhy·ta [rahy-tuh]. /ˈraɪ tə/.

an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.

Origin of rhyton

1840–50; <Greek rhytón, noun use of neuter of rhytós flowing, akin to rheîn to flow

Words nearby rhyton

rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis, rhyton, RI, ria, RIAA curve, rial, rial omani

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Example sentences from the Web for rhyton

A boy in a short tunic stands on the right, and holds a kyathos for drawing wine; a rhyton and a vase are seen above his head.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
A man, bearded, reclines on a couch, and holds up a rhyton in his right hand.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
On the left of the woman is a nude youth holding up a rhyton.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
He has a rhyton in his right hand and a cup in his left hand.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

He has a cup in the left hand and a rhyton in the right hand.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for rhyton

rhyton

/ (ˈraɪtɒn) /

noun plural -ta (-tə)

(in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink

Word Origin for rhyton

C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow

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单词	rhyton
释义	rhyton [ rahy-ton ] / ˈraɪ tɒn / noun, plural rhy·ta [rahy-tuh]. /ˈraɪ tə/. an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal. Origin of rhyton 1840–50; <Greek rhytón, noun use of neuter of rhytós flowing, akin to rheîn to flow Words nearby rhyton rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis, rhyton, RI, ria, RIAA curve, rial, rial omani Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhyton A boy in a short tunic stands on the right, and holds a kyathos for drawing wine; a rhyton and a vase are seen above his head. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith A man, bearded, reclines on a couch, and holds up a rhyton in his right hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith On the left of the woman is a nude youth holding up a rhyton. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith He has a rhyton in his right hand and a cup in his left hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith He has a cup in the left hand and a rhyton in the right hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith British Dictionary definitions for rhyton rhyton / (ˈraɪtɒn) / noun plural -ta (-tə) (in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink Word Origin for rhyton C19: from Greek rhuton, from rhutos flowing; related to rhein to flow 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
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