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loutrophoros

loutrophoros noun: an Ancient Greek pottery vessel with elongated neck and two handles, used to hold water during marriage and funeral rituals.

Noun

loutrophoros (plural loutrophoroi)

  1. An Ancient Greek pottery vessel with elongated neck and two handles, used to hold water during marriage and funeral rituals.
    • The psykter, attributed to the so-called Kleophrades Painter, and the loutrophoros, attributed to the legendary Darius Painter, will remain at the museum for four years as part of a research program in which both the Italian government and the museum will take part, the university said.2007 October 27, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Princeton to Return Disputed Art to Italy”, in New York Times

Forms of loutrophoros

pluralloutrophoroi

Origin of loutrophoros

From Ancient Greek λουτροφόρος (loutrophóros).

Questions about loutrophoros

What does loutrophoros mean?
Loutrophoros means an Ancient Greek pottery vessel with elongated neck and two handles, used to hold water during marriage and funeral rituals.
What part of speech is loutrophoros?
Loutrophoros is a noun.
What is the plural of loutrophoros?
The plural of loutrophoros is loutrophoroi.

Words near loutrophoros in the dictionary

  1. loutishly
  2. loutishness
  3. loutishnesses
  4. Louto
  5. loutrophoroi
  6. loutrophoros
  7. louts
  8. loutsome
  9. louty
  10. loutza
  11. Loutzenhiser

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