noun
pl. -·thi·- in ancient Greece, a usually vase-shaped basket for fruits
- a representation in painting, sculpture, etc. of such a basket
Origin of calathus
Classical Latin from Classical Greek kalathos; probably akin to kl?thein, to spincalathus
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calathus
noun
pl. cal·a·thi,A vase-shaped basket represented in Greek painting and sculpture.
Origin of calathus
Latin from Greek kalathosTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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