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kraters

kraters is the plural of krater.

Meaning of krater

Noun

krater (plural kraters)

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
    • In the tondo of a cup in the Louvre we see a young slave, a pais, dip an oenochoe into a garlanded krater; he is holding a cup in the other hand and is about to serve drinks (fig. 20).” By isolating this detail, the painter implies all the aspects of a […]2014, François Lissarrague, The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 34

Questions about kraters

What is kraters the plural of?
Kraters is the plural of krater.

Words near kraters in the dictionary

  1. Kratartha
  2. krater
  3. kraterocracies
  4. kraterocracy
  5. kraterocratic
  6. kraters
  7. Kratié
  8. Kratky
  9. Kratkys
  10. Kratochvil
  11. kratochvilite

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