amphora

[am-fer-uh] / ˈæm fər ə /

NOUN

large jug

Synonyms

STRONG

ornament urn vase

Example Sentences

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And every evening after grace, When converts clear the cloth, He pins an orchid to its place Or camphorates a moth.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 by Various

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