— amphoral , adj.
/am"feuhr euh/ , n. , pl. amphorae /-feuh ree'/ , amphoras . Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games. Cf. pelike, stamnos .
[ 1300-50; ME amphoreús, equiv. to am ( phi )- AMPHI- + phoreús bearer (i.e., handle), akin to phérein to bear ]