kylix
/kahy-liks, kil-iks/US // ˈkaɪ lɪks, ˈkɪl ɪks //UK // (ˈkaɪlɪks, ˈkɪl-) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ky·li·kes [kahy-li-keez, kil-i-]. /ˈkaɪ lɪˌkiz, ˈkɪl ɪ-/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
- : a shallow bowl having two horizontal handles projecting from the sides, often set upon a stem terminating in a foot: used as a drinking cup.
Examples
It much resembles the Greek kylix or cylix, except that the foot is less perfect.
No slave (and slaves then abounded) used a kylix from which to drink his wine, nor an nochoe from which to pour it.
We give two examples of the cylix or kylix used for a drinking-cup, which always carried two handles.
A kylix from Vulci, and now at Munich, is remarkable for the scene depicted on it.
The kylix (Fig. 183) was the cup most generally used, and varied in shape.
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