Dictionary
ky•a•thos
Pronunciation: (kī'u-thos", -thus), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -thoiPronunciation: (-thoi"). [key]
Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
a deep bowl set on a foot, often having a high voluted or serpentine handle rising from the brim and terminating immediately above the juncture of the body and the stem: used for ladling wine into drinking cups.
Also,cyathus.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.