PSYKTER

Meaning of PSYKTER in English

noun

also psyc·ter ˈsiktə(r)

( -s )

Etymology: Greek psyktēr, from psychein to make cold — more at psyche

: a jar used in ancient Greece for cooling wine

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PSYKTER — /sik"teuhr/ , n. , pl. psykters . Gk. and Rom. Antiq. a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at …
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PSYKTER — ancient Greek pottery vessel with a tall, cylindrical foot, rounded body, and short neck, used for cooling wine. Filled with …
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PSYKTER — Псиктер
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PSYCTER — noun see psykter
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PSYCHRO- — a combining form meaning "cold," used in the formation of compound words: psychrometer. [ comb. form repr. Gk psychrós cold; …
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PSYCHO- — a combining form representing psyche ( psychological ) and psychological ( psychoanalysis ) in compound words. Also, esp. before a …
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GREEK POTTERY — the pottery of the ancient Greeks, important both for the intrinsic beauty of its forms and decoration and for the …
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DOURIS — flourished 5th century BC also spelled Duris Greek vase painter of the early Classical period, known for his fine draftsmanship …
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ПСИКТЕР — Psykter
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