/lek"euh thos'/ , n. , pl. lekythoi /-thoy'/ . Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
Also, lekythus . Cf. alabastron, aryballos, askos .
[ 1850-55; lékythos ]