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loutrophoros

[ loo-trof-uh-ros ]

noun

plural loutrophoroi
  1. Greek and Roman Antiquity. a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loutrophoros1

1895–1900; < Greek dzٰܳDZóDz literally, bringing water for the bath, equivalent to dzٰܳó ( n ) bath ( ú ( ein ) to wash (compare Latin to lave 1 ) + -tron instrumental suffix)+ -phoros -phorous

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