hydria

noun

hy·​dria

ˈhīdrēə

plural hydriae

-ēˌē

: an ancient Greek or Roman water jar characterized by horizontal side handles and a vertical back handle and in the earlier form an angular and abrupt shoulder compare kalpis

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek, from hydōr water

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