phiala

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noun

A bowl-shaped drinking-vessel used in Ancient Rome.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A bowl-shaped drinking-vessel used in Ancient Rome.

    The youth on the next couch holds a phiala over his head, tilting it to show that he has quaffed its contents.

    1888, George Dennis, The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria, page 315
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APA

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Chicago

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