Definitions for lekythos

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lekythos lek·y·thos

Spelling: [lek-uh-thos]

IPA: /ˈlɛk əˌθɒs/

Lekythos is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 255 anagrams from letters in lekythos (ehklosty).

Definitions for lekythos

noun

1. an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.

Origin of lekythos

First recorded in 1850-55, lekythos is from the Greek word lḗkythos

Examples for lekythos

For other shapes, such as the hydria, and lekythos, the old method was for a time preferred.

The lekythos (Fig. 305) was an oil-jar of an elongated shape, neck in proportion, cup-like orifice, and one handle.

The pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents.