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Two-handled vase
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amphora
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c., "two-handled vessel for holding wine, oil, etc.," from Latin amphora from Greek amphoreus "an amphora, jar, urn," contraction of amphiphoreus , literally "two-handled," from amphi- "on both sides" (see amphi- ) + phoreus "bearer," related to ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The amphora , or amphora quadrantal was a unit for measuring liquids or bulk goods in the Roman Empire , and for estimating the size of ships and the production of vineyards. The volume of a standard amphora is equal to one cubic foot . Thus the Roman amphora ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I could see her proudly carrying on her head an amphora to a well and disdaining all admirers. ▪ It is a black-figure amphora showing a tree with ten branches and an owl tethered near by. ▪ Nor were the paintings on the amphora ...
Usage examples of amphora.
When his complaints were ignored, he tried to run away, believing his absence would mean the end of the Amphora project.
Roy Cosmopolis, the richest man in the Consortium, and the chief backer of the Amphora project.
That was why the Amphora immortality project was so important, because it would shatter even the concept of old age.
Now they were working together on a new project, but at the moment it was Amphora that was on their minds.
I had to bring him along in order to get the Amphora entry code from his robot.
Though gears still slipped, causing it to jerk forward momentarily with hideous grinding sounds, Jockey, Lizardo, Upquark and the Gamester managed to climb down its face, landing beside the opening to the Amphora service shaft.
The Dorje-men hurried to an alternate maintenance node and tried the shaft there, but at the Amphora junction they were engulfed in another avalanche.
The young Amphora scientist snuck a glance at her, torn between his fear of Jockey and his interest in her symptoms.
The accident at the installation was upsetting, but he would get in there himself and set the Amphora engineers straight, just as he did when soapsuds got out of control.
And as that took place, something entered the Amphora installation, something altogether improbable.
Max Rat, while Fin coaxed every ounce of power out of Little Infinity before Amphora got her, for he could feel the influence of its hidden energies on his ship.
Junk Moon had crystallized, successors had to be chosen, and fresh scientists were arriving daily, representing any discipline that might shine light on Amphora and how to destroy it.
The spirituality forced on the young by Amphora had created odd beliefs, the cult of the memorials just one of them.
Jockey took out a cigar, leaned back, and studied the pieces of the Junk Moon, circling where Amphora had been.
Dumpling broke the seal and let a small ladle down into the amphora and then tipped the ruby liquid into a goblet, Thiuda peremptorily grabbed the drink, suspiciously smelled of it, sipped of it, rolled it around in his mouth and rolled his eyes as well.