CANOPIC JAR


Meaning of CANOPIC JAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈnō-pik-, -ˈnä- ]

noun

Etymology: Canopus, Egyptian

Date: 1893

: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.