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holmoi

holmoi is the plural of holmos.

Meaning of holmos

Noun

holmos (plural holmoi)

  1. An Ancient Greek or Etruscan vase with a rounded body, especially a closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal, or a drinking cup with a foot and stem.
    • The large vase of a globular form standing in the middle is an holmos or therikleios, «vase for perfumes.»1873, Ercole G. Massi, Sculptures and Galleries in the Vatican Palace, page 235

Questions about holmoi

What is holmoi the plural of?
Holmoi is the plural of holmos.

Words near holmoi in the dictionary

  1. holming
  2. holmium
  3. holmiums
  4. holmoak
  5. holmoaks
  6. holmoi
  7. holmos
  8. Holmquist
  9. holmquistite
  10. holmquistites
  11. Holmquists

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