loutrophoros

[ loo-trof-uh-ros ]
/ luˈtrɒf əˌrɒs /

noun, plural lou·troph·o·roi [loo-trof-uh-roi] /luˈtrɒf əˌrɔɪ/.

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.

Origin of loutrophoros

1895–1900; < Greek loutrophóros literally, bringing water for the bath, equivalent to loutró(n) bath ( loú(ein) to wash (compare Latin lavāre to lave1) + -tron instrumental suffix)+ -phoros -phorous

Words nearby loutrophoros

lousy, lousy with, lout, louth, loutish, loutrophoros, louvain, louvar, louver, louver board, louvertie