PSYKTER


Meaning of PSYKTER in English

/sik"teuhr/ , n. , pl. psykters . Gk. and Rom. Antiq.

a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at the neck, set on a high foot: used for cooling wine.

Also, psycter .

[ 1840-50; psyktér, deriv. of psýchein to blow (cool); cf. PSYCHE, PSYCHRO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .