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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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Word 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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