oxybaphonn.

Brit.

/ˌɒkˈsɪbəfɒn/, U.S.

/ˌɑkˈsɪbəˌfɑn/

Inflections: Plural oxybapha.

Forms: 1500s oxibaphus, 1600s 1800s– oxybaphon.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin oxybaphon; Greek ὀξύβαϕον.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin oxybaphon a measure of capacity (4th or 5th cent.; also oxybaphus , 6th cent.) and its etymon ancient Greek ὀξύβαϕον vinegar-saucer, measure of capacity < ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + βαϕ- , stem of βάπτειν to dip (see baptize v.).With sense 2 compare German Oxybaphon (1848 in the passage translated in quot. 1850 at sense 2).

1. Greek History. A measure of capacity, varying from place to place in the ancient world, but usually approximately equal to 2 to 2.5 fluid ounces (60–70 ml). Cf. acetabulum n. 1(b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun]

bodge1520

oxybaphon1574

receptive measure1669

measure of capacity1866

1574 G. Baker tr. Composition Oleum Magistrale f. 51^v The Oxibaphus is of Wine..18. Drams.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Briefe Catal. Words of Art Acetabulum, or Acetable, a measure among the Romans of liquor especially, but yet of drie things also, the same that Oxybaphon in Greeke.

1959 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 63 276/2 We can further ascertain that the oxybaphon was of small size as it also stands for a measure of liquids, equal to a quarter of a kotyle, i.e. about an eighth of a pint.

2. Greek Archaeology. A bell-shaped cup or vase, used for holding wine or vinegar or for making mixtures of these liquids with water.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels

mitOE

utensil1502

dinger1533

ding1595

baikie1629

caddinet1662

Betty1725

conch1839

oxybaphon1850

ampoule1947

polypod1951

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §358. 440 An oxybaphon [Ger. Oxybaphon] from Armentum at Naples.

1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 161 Deep bell shaped craters, called oxybapha, having on them mystic and Dionysiac subjects.

1901 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 12 339 The same janiform head is found on an oxybaphon from Ruvo..belonging to the middle of the fifth century.

1956 J. Hogarth tr. H. Hardel-Courtès Etruscan Italy v. 46 There was also a vessel (oxybaphon) decorated with a troop of galline di Faraone (guinea-fowl).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oxybaphon
释义	oxybaphonn. Brit. /ˌɒkˈsɪbəfɒn/, U.S. /ˌɑkˈsɪbəˌfɑn/ Inflections: Plural oxybapha. Forms: 1500s oxibaphus, 1600s 1800s– oxybaphon. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin oxybaphon; Greek ὀξύβαϕον. Etymology: < post-classical Latin oxybaphon a measure of capacity (4th or 5th cent.; also oxybaphus , 6th cent.) and its etymon ancient Greek ὀξύβαϕον vinegar-saucer, measure of capacity < ὀξυ- oxy- comb. form¹ + βαϕ- , stem of βάπτειν to dip (see baptize v.).With sense 2 compare German Oxybaphon (1848 in the passage translated in quot. 1850 at sense 2). 1. Greek History. A measure of capacity, varying from place to place in the ancient world, but usually approximately equal to 2 to 2.5 fluid ounces (60–70 ml). Cf. acetabulum n. 1(b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] bodge1520 oxybaphon1574 receptive measure1669 measure of capacity1866 1574 G. Baker tr. Composition Oleum Magistrale f. 51^v The Oxibaphus is of Wine..18. Drams. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Briefe Catal. Words of Art Acetabulum, or Acetable, a measure among the Romans of liquor especially, but yet of drie things also, the same that Oxybaphon in Greeke. 1959 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 63 276/2 We can further ascertain that the oxybaphon was of small size as it also stands for a measure of liquids, equal to a quarter of a kotyle, i.e. about an eighth of a pint. 2. Greek Archaeology. A bell-shaped cup or vase, used for holding wine or vinegar or for making mixtures of these liquids with water. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels mitOE utensil1502 dinger1533 ding1595 baikie1629 caddinet1662 Betty1725 conch1839 oxybaphon1850 ampoule1947 polypod1951 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §358. 440 An oxybaphon [Ger. Oxybaphon] from Armentum at Naples. 1857 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 161 Deep bell shaped craters, called oxybapha, having on them mystic and Dionysiac subjects. 1901 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 12 339 The same janiform head is found on an oxybaphon from Ruvo..belonging to the middle of the fifth century. 1956 J. Hogarth tr. H. Hardel-Courtès Etruscan Italy v. 46 There was also a vessel (oxybaphon) decorated with a troop of galline di Faraone (guinea-fowl). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1574
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