What does scyphus mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
scyphusnoun
an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
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scyphus
A skyphos (Ancient Greek: σκύφος; plural skyphoi) is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body. Skyphoi of the type called glaux (owl) have one horizontal and one vertical thumbhold handle.
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scyphus
A scyphus is a type of ancient drinking vessel, usually made out of pottery or metal, primarily used in Greece and Rome. It is characterized by its deep bowl shape, often with two horizontal handles attached to the lip of the vessel. The term also refers to a particular type of jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa.
Webster Dictionary
Scyphusnoun
a kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk
Scyphusnoun
the cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers
Scyphusnoun
a cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen
Etymology: [L., a cup, Gr. sky`fos.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scyphus
sīf′us, n. in Greek antiquities, a large drinking-cup: (bot.) a cup-shaped appendage to a flower.—adj. Scyph′iform.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scyphus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scyphus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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