Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

kylix

 
Dictionary: ky·lix
('lĭks, kĭl'ĭks) pronunciation
n., pl., ky·li·kes ('lĭ-kēz', kĭl'ĭ-).
A shallow, stemmed, two-handled drinking cup of ancient Greece.

[Greek kulix.]


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

[Ar]

A Greek, shallow pottery cup with pedestal base and two opposed handles, mounted horizontally.

WordNet: kylix
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
  Synonym: cylix


Wikipedia: Kylix
Top

Kylix may mean:


Shopping: kylix
Top
 
 
Learn More
Aison (art)
Euphronios (Ancient Greek sculptor & painter)
Kylix (drinking cup)

Why was the Kylix figure pottery so important to the ancient Greeks? Read answer...

Help us answer these
What is kylix?
What period was kylix?
Are kylix ancient greek drinking cup?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Archaeology Dictionary. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Copyright © 2002, 2003 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kylix" Read more