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khous

khous is the alternative form of chous.

Meaning of chous

Noun

chous (plural choes)

  1. A squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
  2. An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure correspondent to 12 cotylae.
    • It follows that the seah must equal the urna, and the hin equal 2 Attic choes.1903, Sir Charles Warren, The Ancient Cubit and Our Weights and Measures, page 89

Forms of khous

pluralkhoes

Questions about khous

What is khous the alternative form of?
Khous is the alternative form of chous.

Words near khous in the dictionary

  1. khoums
  2. Khouri
  3. Khouris
  4. Khoury
  5. Khourys
  6. khous
  7. Khouzestan
  8. Khovanov homology
  9. Khovd
  10. khowa
  11. Khowai

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