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(Greek (amphoreus > Latin (amphora): bottle, jar; a vessel with two handles or ears, a pitcher)
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“jar”
jar
1. A deep container made of glass, earthenware, or stone, with a wide mouth.
2. An amount that the jar holds; a jarful.
3. A "cylindrical vessel", 1421, possibly from Middle French jarre, "liquid measure" (smaller than a barrel), from Provence (French) jarra, from Arabic jarrah, "earthen water vessel" (whence also Spanish jarra, Italian giarra).
2. An amount that the jar holds; a jarful.
3. A "cylindrical vessel", 1421, possibly from Middle French jarre, "liquid measure" (smaller than a barrel), from Provence (French) jarra, from Arabic jarrah, "earthen water vessel" (whence also Spanish jarra, Italian giarra).
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