| 释义 |
aryballos
—aryballoid, adj.
/ar'euh bal"euhs/, n. , pl. aryballoi /-bal"oy/. Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
an oil jar, characterized by a spherical body, flat-rimmed mouth, and often a single handle extending from the lip to the shoulder of the jar, used chiefly for fragrant ointments. Cf. alabastron, askos, lekythos.
[1840-50; < Gk arýballos a draw-purse, equiv. to arý(ein) to draw + -ballos, akin to ballántion purse] |