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Wine flask of yore
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olpe
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Olpe \Ol"pe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
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Olpe may refer to Olpe, see Oinochoe , an Ancient Greek jug for wine Olpe, Kansas , United States Olpe, Germany Olpe (district) , Germany
Usage examples of olpe.
On their part, the Ambraciots at Olpae sent a messenger to their own city, to beg them to come with their whole levy to their assistance, fearing that the army of Eurylochus might not be able to pass through the Acarnanians, and that they might themselves be obliged to fight single-handed, or be unable to retreat, if they wished it, without danger.
While the fleet off Olpae blockaded the hill from the sea, the Acarnanians and a few of the Amphilochians, most of whom were kept back by force by the Ambraciots, had already arrived at Argos, and were preparing to give battle to the enemy, having chosen Demosthenes to command the whole of the allied army in concert with their own generals.