Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pitcher with a single handle used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for pouring wine.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek oinokhoē : oinos, wine + khoē, a pouring out; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
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The Lévy oinochoe, a wine jug from the seventh century B.C. in the Milesian "wild goat" style, is shown beside two contemporary but lesser versions with the same motif.
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