Definition of pelike in English:

pelike

nounPlural pelikai ˈpɛlɪkipɛˈliːki

A wide-mouthed amphora with a broad base, used in ancient Greece for holding wine or water.
Example sentencesExamples
- First wine, brought in amphorai or pelikai, and water, brought in hydriai, were mixed in krateres or (smaller) stamnoi, usually placed in the centre of the room.
- For an obol, or roughly the price of a red-figure pelike by the hand of Beazley's ‘Achilles Painter’, the craftsman could buy nearly four litres of grain.
- The pelike was used to store scented oils or perfumes in bulk.

From Greek pelika.

单词	pelike
释义	Definition of pelike in English: pelike nounPlural pelikai ˈpɛlɪkipɛˈliːki A wide-mouthed amphora with a broad base, used in ancient Greece for holding wine or water. Example sentencesExamples First wine, brought in amphorai or pelikai, and water, brought in hydriai, were mixed in krateres or (smaller) stamnoi, usually placed in the centre of the room. For an obol, or roughly the price of a red-figure pelike by the hand of Beazley's ‘Achilles Painter’, the craftsman could buy nearly four litres of grain. The pelike was used to store scented oils or perfumes in bulk. Origin From Greek pelika.
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