Definition of Amphara

Definition of Amphara

||Am"pho*ra (&?;), n.; pl. Amophoræ (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a jar with two handles; &?; + &?; bearer, &?; to bear. Cf. Ampul.] Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(countable) A two handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to carry wine or oils.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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