amphoranoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæm.fər.ə/us/ˈæm.fɚ.ə/plural amphorae uk/-iː/usamphorasa long, narrow clay container with two handles, wider at the top than at the base, that was used in ancient times especially for storing oil or wine
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Ceramics & pottery
- bone china
- ceramics
- china
- earthen
- earthenware
- fire
- glaze
- kaolin
- kiln
- porcelain
- potter
- potter's wheel
- pottery
- stoneware
- terracotta
- throw
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Containers for liquids and gases
Examples from literature
- At the Louvre in Paris there is a very famous Greek amphora which I hope you will see some day.
- The amphora held about nine gallons.
- The worthy merchant began to repent his choice, as amphora after amphora was pierced and emptied.
- The young woman's milk-can, a great amphora of hammered brass, stood some way off upon the sward.
- There were jewels and coins, candelabra for unavailing light, and wine hardened in the amphorae for a prolongation of agonized life.