pithos

/pith-os, pahy-thos/US // ˈpɪθ ɒs, ˈpaɪ θɒs //UK // (ˈpɪθɒs, ˈpaɪ-) //

石头,石匠,石头人,石灰岩

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural pi·thoi [pith-oi, pahy-thoi]. /ˈpɪθ ɔɪ, ˈpaɪ θɔɪ/.
- : a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.

Pithos, pith′os, n. a large spheroid Greek earthenware vase.
The tub of Diogenes, there is reason to believe, was a great earthen vase or pot—the Pithos.
The pithakne was a pithos of smaller size used for holding wine.
This tomb also contained a large wheel-made pithos of red impasto ware with designs painted in polychrome.