noun
pl. ky′li·kes· a lavishly decorated, ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup with a stem and a wide, shallow bowl
Origin of kylix
Classical Greek kylix from Indo-European base an unverified form (s)kel-, cup from source Classical Latin calixkylix
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kylix
noun
pl. ky·li·kes,A shallow, wide drinking cup with two handles and a stem, used in ancient Greece.
Origin of kylix
Greek kulix
kylix
c. 540 BC Greek kylix decorated with the face of Dionysus
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Noun
(plural kylikes or kylixes)
- An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body
- The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.
Origin
From the Greek κύλιξ (kulix) (cup).
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