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The pot for gaming chips is in the reversible lid. pot. A container into which money or chips are paid initially and during a game and from which the winnings are paid out. [90] The contents of the pot. An accumulation of chips, antes, bets, forfeits, etc., to win which is the object of the game. [91] preference A bid in the preferred suit. [91]
A mid-1800s abolitionist pot-holder, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Throughout the potholder's history, it has also been used as a representative symbol of various cultural movements. During the United States Abolitionist Movement, they were displayed by women who wanted to show their support for the Abolitionist cause. [1]
A lekythos (Ancient Greek: λήκυθος; pl.: lekythoi) is a type of ancient Greek vessel used for storing oil, especially olive oil.It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel, and is thus a narrow type of jug, with no pouring lip; the oinochoe is more like a modern jug.
A Nolan amphora, a type with a longer and narrower neck than usual, from Nola Attic komast cup, a variety of kylix, Louvre Diagram of the parts of a typical Athenian vase, in this case a volute krater
Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria) An amphora (/ ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container [1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and ...
President Donald Trump returned from a campaign-style rally at a Washington, D.C., arena to the White House to sign more executive orders, including a sweeping one that pardoned those convicted of ...
A pyxis (Greek: πυξίς; pl.: pyxides) is a shape of vessel from the classical world, usually a cylindrical box with a separate lid and no handles. [1] They were used to hold cosmetics, trinkets or jewellery, but were also used for dispensing incense and by physicians to contain medicine. [2]
A jar is a rigid, cylindrical or slightly conical container, typically made of glass, ceramic, ... which means an earthen pot or vessel. [1] [2] Background