单词 | aryballos |
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] |
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