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scyphus
[ sahy-fuhs ]
scyphus
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup without a footed base
- botany a cuplike body formed at the end of the thallus in certain lichens
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scyphus1
First recorded in 1720–80; from Latin, from Greek ýDz; skyphos ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scyphus1
C18: from Latin: goblet, from Greek skuphos
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The generic name for a cup was poculum, but the Romans borrowed many of the Greek names, such as cantharus and scyphus.
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In the Sixth City appear forms more nearly approaching those of later times, particularly prototypes of the cantharus and scyphus.
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