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‖ patera|ˈpætərə|
Pl. -æ. Also 9 pattera.
[L. patera, f. patēre to be open. Cf. patina, patella.]
1. Rom. Antiq. A broad flat saucer or dish, used esp. in pouring out libations at sacrifices.
1658Sir T. Browne Hydriot. iii. 39 Sacrificing patera's, and vessels of libation. 1759B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. II. Herts. 5 Many Urns, and Pateras of fine red Earth. 1842Prichard Nat. Hist. Man (ed. 2) 190 Some hold in their right hand a drinking-cup, and in their left a patera.
2. Arch. An ornament resembling a shallow dish; any flat round ornament in bas-relief.
1776H. Walpole Let. to W. Mason 29 Feb., A sphinx, masks, a patera, and a running foliage of leaves. 1784J. Barry in Lect. Paint v. (Bohn 1848) 198 The triglyphs and pateras ordinarily used. 1837Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. I. 59/2 The ceiling is divided into compartments, and ornamented with enriched mouldings and pateræ. |