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Ancient water jar
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hydria
Word definitions for hydria in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to contain and pour water.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A hydria (plural hydriai ) is a type of water-carrying vessel in the pottery of Ancient Greece , and metalwork. The hydria has three handles. Two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot. The third ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hydria \Hy"dri*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.) A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form.
Usage examples of hydria.
The girls filled their vessels, which, like the hydria, or water vessel, are high-handled, for dipping, in a large kettle hung simmering over a fire near the entrance to the enclosure.