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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr.[GREEK].]

(Greek & Etrus. Antiq.)

A name given to a vase having a rounded body

; esp.:

(a)

A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal.

Fairholt.

(b)

A drinking cup having a foot and stem.