Kylix definition
A shallow, stemmed, two-handled drinking cup of ancient Greece.
noun
A lavishly decorated, ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup with a stem and a wide, shallow bowl.
noun
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.
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of kylix -
cylix
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
kylix
Plural:
kylikes, kylixesOrigin of kylix
- Greek kulix
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From the Greek κύλιξ (kulix) (cup).
From Wiktionary